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BRITAIN WARNS GREECE
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"RUGBY, May, 13. Replying to a House of Com mona question regarding the Greek Government's proposal to use the amounts due for the Sinking Fand on the specially secured foreign loans of Greece for public works, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that he understood a state ment in that sense had been made by members of the Greek Govern
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RED MENACE AT AMOY
SPECIAL DEFENCE TAX LEVIED.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Axoy, May 1RA Tho capture of the city of Chang chow, 30 miles west of Amoy by the Communist army chased the great cat alarm locally. At the pressut time, however, all is quiet and the A formal protest had been made immediate danger appears to have. by the International Financial buon diverted. The Authorities are Commission at. Athens against making a speriat lovy for defence the failure of the Greek Clovers purposes. Their aim is, however, ment to carry out its logal obliga to get the money entirely from tions, and this protest had been wealthy farailies and business firms, supported by the British French, A tax amounting to a month's rent JUNZEN --
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The Chancellor added: His Majesty's Government take a grava view of the Greek Government a action and will not fail to take any steps open to them to protect the legal rights of their bondholders,”
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WHAT INVESTIGATIONS ARE REVEALING. Glorious weather favoured the
Paris, May -Further question Indian Recreation Club when they held their annual athletic sports ating of Madame. Gorguloff, tho wife Nookunpoo on Saturday. Competi of President Doumer's assassin this vio was very keen and S Rum- morning elicited the fact that the wife's jahn, the local tennis champion, murderep, had spent his came through with flying coloura dowry of 40,000 francs and that lie when he won the individual chaun was faced with financial difficulties pionship by claiming first place in which are believed to have played a part in his desperato decision to the 100, 290 and 440 yards.
kill the President.
At the end of the raods Mr. A. | el Acculli, president of the Club, gave away the prizes and wicket hields and medals while Mrs. R. E. Lindwell, wife of the Preskicut of the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Association, gawe away the tonnia shields and medals after which she was presented with a bouquet tied with blue and gold ribbons--the Club's colours.
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Results.
The results were :- 100 Yards Championship, S. A. Humjahu (Incogs); 2, T. Hamot (Malaya) Time-10 4/5 secs..
Putting the Bhot-1, Sirdar Khan: 2. A Butt. Distance.-29 ft.
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After her interrogation Madame Gorguloff was again rolensed. She will remain at liberty until after the trial, but she is not allowed to leave the capital.
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The Government has explained that this money is urgently needed if the Rode are to be driven Away from the vicinity of Amoy and an appeal for support of, the Government and that the tax should BRITISH STOCKS BUOYANT be paid without delay or trouble hans beer issned and is meeting with satisfactory response,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, May. 13. On closing for the Whitsuntide holidays, the Stock Market ended with business buoyant.
Leading British funds left off with appreciable gains: The lead ing issues among investment securi ties were mostly 1/16 to 1/4 higher, wrily recent scrips also maintained
Arm front.
TRAK CURRENCY CONVERSION
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Recur, May 13
HELP FROM KWANGSI ¦ The Chamber of Commerce has remilled $100,000 to the. Kwangsi Giovament in return for which troops are being sent to South Fukien troops in a drive against Bukien to co-operate with the
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It is reported that General Pei Chang Hat is himself lending a strong aury against the Rods. The. Kwangi lender is said to have de- manded financial help to the tune- [al1 $400,000,
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The conversion of the currency in Irak from ruppen to a new cur rency based on the dinar, which is
A former high Chinese official equivalent to the pound sterling, is.
was named as defendant in a prIxion from Vancouver, Japan and proceeding amoothly and satisfnevate criminal prosecution heard by torily.
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the Shanghai Special District Court last week. The defendant, Mr. Chang I-pang, was the acting chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government when the anti-northern expeditionary forces extended their influence to that province in 1927 Since his retirement from political life, Mr. Chang has been residing, with his family, in Shanghai, Mr. Chen sien, the complainant, was the son of a wealthy merchant of Changsha.
In the Court yesterday, it was alleged by the complainant that do- fendant, prior to his appointment The Straits Settlements and Portas.the acting chairman of the Hu Swettenham, F.DE.S.. have imposed nan Provincial Government, had quarantine restrictions against negotiated from the complaint's fa Hong Kong on account of cerebrother two loans amounting to Tls. spinal meningitis.
42,409, which he said were to be used to finance the carrying out of a scheme regarding the establish- ment of a mint in Changsha. The sum of Tls. 2,834 was later repaid' the complainant's father by delen dant, leaving a balance due amount ing to Tls. 30,835,
HM. THE KING VISITS MR. MACDONALD
(ORITISH WIRELESS BRUVICE.]
fluesy, May 1 HM the King to-day visited Home and spent half an hour at his beside,
A Mystery. Brussels, May -The paper In- dependence Belye received from its Prague correspondent the following information: "Gorgouloff is not a the Prime Minister at the Nursingpite the repeated demands of the
stranger to the Russian circles in Prague where he is known as one of Moscow's secret agents. Well informed circles say that, after the war, if which Gorgouloff parti 50 Yards Boys' Racs (Open to cipated as an ordinary soldier of sons of members under 10), S. Ea cossack rogiment, he disappeared; Bux; 2. 8. A. K. Bux. 3. Bel and the only thing known for. cor. Arculli
tain a that he was not on the list 440 Yards Championship-1, S. of General Wrangel's White Troops. A. Rumjahn (nooga); 2. A. Ton
ago, Gorgouloff re-. Hussain (Incogs) 8, A. Bakar. (Ma-emerged in Rumania. Shortly lays). Time. 56 4/5 secs..
thereafter, the Soviets granted him the right to return to U.S.S.R. and he received the Moscow passport.
-100 Yards Visitors' Rugs.-1, R. J. Reed; 2, J. O'Sullivan. Time, 10 4/5 BOC3/
880 Yards Championship-1; M. el Arculli Stoics); 9, A. T Nomanbhoy (Bhoras); 3. 3. Hamet (Maloys). Tims:-2 mine. 14 2/0
dapcen
100 Yards Handican (Open to members over 35 years of age)-1, 8. B. Ismail; 2, A. H. Bumjahn 9, Mahan Singh.
Race-1,
Ladies' Nomination. Miss Rosie Rumjahn and A, R. Abbas, Mrs. A. Butt and J. S. Ackber
38 J. Abbas..
FORTS
Apparently he left Rumania, but a few days later the, rumour was spread that he faced the fring: squad immediately after his return to Soviet Russis."
According to other sources of in- formation of the Independence Belge Gorgouloff is said to have taken a course on tropical medicina. at Brussels in order to replace a Bolshevick omissary in the Belgian Congo Hade.
(Mr.
100 Yards Boys Bace Handicap Open to boys under 14), Stout Company).-Malays
adinda Bingh; 2,
Badick M. R. Abbins, Captain), WeFire, Division Batting Average. One Mile Championship.-, A.-13. D. Pereira (Bat presented Nomanbboy (horas); 2, G by Mr. A. R. Sutherland); 2, A Bagh labal Mahan. Bingh. Madar. Time.- mina 40 seca
Bowling-1, A. H. Madar; 2, A. High Jump.-1. A J. Hussain R. Minu (Cup presented by the (Incogs); 2, O. el Aroulli (Stoica) Helght. ft. 1 in.
Obstacle Rase-1, A K Minu 2K. Nazarin: 8, M. YAdal. " Relay Race(2/220, 440 and 880). Spirit Income-2, Stoics; 3, Kinleys. Individual Champion.-8. A Pamjaht (15) points). T
Captain).
Second Division Batting Aver. 1861 A. M. Rumjahn (Cup pre wanted":
ted by Mr. C. Bahim); 2, F. M. el Arculli
Dald's doctors and discussed the His Majesty also saw Mr. Mao operation with them. They assures the King that the Fremier mak ing. good progress and that both the condition of his eyo and his general bealth are satisfactory.
CHANGCHUN HARBIN TRAIN DERAILED
CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SWITCH
{THROUGH MELTER'S AGENCY.]"
HARBIN, May 14.
In 1927, the complainant con tinued, the defendant was appoint- ed acting chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government, bub, des complainant's father, defendant, under one pretext or another, failed loans. The result was that a big to keep his promise of repaying the store in Changsha owned by the complainant's father was forced to close down due to financial dificul ties, and, soon after that, the com- plainant's father died. Instead of raising money to enable the com plainant to tide over his period of financial straite, the defendant and his family, it was further alloged by the complainant, "fied" to Shanghai where they resided in a house off Bubbling Wall Road. The complainant said he charged the de fendant with fraud and asked the Court to punish him accordingly..
When the caso came up for heari ing Yesterday, the defendant failed -to-putlaan. appearance: although a. summons had been served on him Owing to a defective itch in by the Court's judicial police. The the baggage van of one first class case was therefore adjourned, pend. and one third class carriage, loating the defendant's arrest -- night's passenger train to Chang Daily Newn chan was derailed three miles from Harbin
RETURN TO SANITY.
ICELAND TIRED OF COLD, DRY DRINKS
THROUGH ILUTEE'S LOENCY:]
OIL IN SAKHALIN. LARGE NEW DEPOSITS DISCOVERED,
Result of production for the first eleven months of 1931 indicate that the Sakhalinneft (Sakhalin Oil Trust) fulfilled its program only 60 por cont. This your the trust is to “REYPATH, Mayolda produce 500,000 tons of oil, and The people of Iceland are getting next year 1,200,000 tona rostire under the yake of Frohibi- A geological expedition, at work tion, damanding something stronger in the central part of Sakhalin than their iced drinks, partiou Island has discovered new deposits Tarly since their Finnish neigh 30 kilometers from the shores of the bours held Referendum for a Sea of Okhotsk, Oil had hitherto "return of strong waters
been found only along the asste The Icelandic Parliament is now and western coast of the island considering whether to hold a Rend it was believed that central forandum this Summer
Wration contained none. The new deposita are aimilar to those in the Okha Belda. During 18 the Oil Institute expecte, to end,b. geological group to make more thorough study of them.
Bowling (Both cups presented by Mr Abbas Khan)-1, A R. Suf. had; 9, I. Mel Aroulli,
Highest Aggregato Friza (2nd Team Championship. Incoge." XI)-M. P. Mader.
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All the tennis medals were pre TERC. Bunday League Shield Presented by Burke's Cat Brandsented by Mr. Parkson Chan, of
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