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Mail News from China
ASSASSINATION OF GEN. CHANG TSUNG CHANG
PLEA FOR CLEMENCY FOR
PRISONER
DIRECTION OF VOLUNTEERS
NEW HEADQUARTERS TO
BE ESTABLISHED
Peiping, Sept. 9.-To facilitate the direction of the Volunteers out in-Chief's Headquarters of sida the Great Wall, a Commander- Volunteers will shortly be establish- ed, it is learnt.
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(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, Sept. 17 Mr. Chow Lu presided at the 4th session of the South West Political Council which was hold in the City on Tuesday, and among those present were Generala Chen Messrs. Shino Fu Cheng, Teng Thai Tong and Li Chung Jen and
Chak Yu, Lo Yi Chun, Li Hui In anticipation of the Volunteerr Sang, Yang Isi Chik, An. Fong Po attack on Shenyang (Mukden) and Chang Yin Men, no
Mak Woon along the so-called Mukden-Shan Chang, Lin Yung Kai, Lin Yi nikwan Railway, the Japanese Chung, Lin Chi Wen, Tong Tsing military have Buinmoned
4.000 Yang and Cheng Wang. Japanese units, hitherto stationed
Among the several items ap- nt Itung and Sifeng near the Liao- proved by the session, was the ninfi-Kirin border, to strengthen current administrative budget for the defences along the line. Heavy the Kwangai Provincial Govern- reinforcements are also arriving atment for the 21st fiscal year. It Shenyang from Antung.
... also confirmed the enforcement of
Tainan, Sept. 0.-Interviewed with regard to the assassination of the Inte General Chang Tsung Chang, General, Han Fu Chu, Chairman of the Shantung Provin- ein! Government, states that the Provincial Authorities have power to pardon Cheng Chi Cheng, the man who fired the fatal shot, as has been requested by a number of prominent military leaders, in
luding Generals Yen Hsi Shan, Feng Yu Hsiang, Shang Chan and others as well as the families of many persons who had been killed by the former Shantung Tapan, The case will be handed over to the According to delayed messages, a new law promulgated by the Court for trial as soon as instruc- the Volunteers occupied Chingtai- Ranngtang Provincial Government tions are received from the Central tse station on the Mukden-Shanhai- to regulate the granting of sub- Government or as soon as the de-kwan Railway last Saturday. 40 sides or additional expenditure
for government, organs.
ceased's family brings suit against the assassin at the District Court.
General Han Tu Chú pointed out that the assassination V35 anex. pected. When a high Government efficial is on a visit here, the local Authorities would accord special protection, but the deceased being a private citizen on a private visit, there was no particular reason to extend special protection to him. Immediately following the unhappy incident, General Han received messages from General Chang Hauch Liang and General Wan Fu Lin inquiring about the real facts of the case.
Supporting the plea for elemeeny for the prisoner, the Shantung. Provincial Party, Headquarters has petitioned the Central Executive Committee to instruct the Shan
tung Provincial Government, through, the National Government, to grant a special pardon to Cheng Chi Cheng. The message pointed out that Chang Tsung Chang not only despoiled Shantung and the country as a whole but was the chief instigator of the assassination of tho jate General Chen Chi Mei, former Governor of Shanghai in 1013,
Meanwhile, Cheng Chi Cheng in kept under detention and is strict By guarded-Kuo Min.
WHY WANG REMAINS AT
SHANGHAI
SOLELY OWING TO
ILL HEALTH
Japanese soldiers were disarmed. Kaoshantae station on the same line was taken by Volunteers on the night of the eth. Tahushan is in a critical condition. Kuo Min.
SUPPRESSION OF POPPY GROWING
SEVERE MEASURES IN HUPEH
Hankow, Sept. 9.- Draconic mea-
vince for rigid, enforcement.
WUCHOW NOTES.
CHOLERA STILL A SERIOUS MENACE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.}
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"The misery, suffering and pain' arising out of these motor accidents all over the country is enough to f prevent you from sleeping at night," Wuchow, Sept. 12' said Mr. Justice McChrdie, sum-] A further link between Great Three more cases of cholera have Įming up at Birmingham Assizes, Britain and the Empire was forged Ecen reported this week, The in a claim for damages arising out on Aug. 8 when a telephone service patients are in a serious condition of a collision between two motor was opened between London and the and are under treatment at the cyclists in which one lost three fing-districts around Pretoria And Municipal Hospital. Cholora is stillers from one hand and had other Johannesburg.
The service is to be officially in
a serious menace in this district injuries.
purea for the suppression of opium in Hupeh have been drafted by the Hankow Pacification Headquarters, and large number of cases have. "I should love at times to comaugurated to-day, when Sir King and sent to all military commanders
been reported from Pinglok, Lao-pensate them all in spite of their ley Wood, the Postmaster-flenera" and district magistrates of the pro-chow and Nanning. At the two first negligence and recklessness, but you will exchange greetings with Cen- named places 100 deaths and 00 cannot do it. One's inclination eral Hertzog, the Prime Minister deaths respectively were reported here, in one way, would be towards of the Union, and the Postanuster last week. Most of the eases are the plaintiff, because of that hand General of South Africa. among the ecolie and servant class. which is tragic in its menace to tha The authorities take a serious view man's future. of the epidemic and are urging people to be innoculated.
According to these measures, any person engaged in the cultivation of the opium-poppy, should be or dered to desist immediately and to substitute the growing of cereals instead.
The Communist Menace.
Severo punishment will be im- posed on any military commander found to be secretly protecting and
In Tung Lan and Fungshan dis- screening poppy growers as wall tricts on the Paksik River above as any district magistrate who Nanning there are still bands of either fails to report cases of opium-Communists and brigands. The cultivation or is negligent in sup-garrisons in that district are doing pressing the evil-Kuo Mio. the best they can but rival elements are still active. The maltor has been reported to the Provincial Government and an urgent request SITUATION AT AMOY for additional troops to be sent to that part of Kwange has been granted.
ANTI-JAPANESE MEASURES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Amoy, Sept. th.
Drought Replaces Floods.
Around Pingman near the Tung- lan and Fangshan districts wide Nanking, Sept. 9.-Tho Standing
stretches of land were flooded not Committee of the C.E.C.. st a
long ago. Now the opposite has to 1egular meeting held yesterday, ap-
The Anti-Japanese movement is be reported and the farmers are pointed Mr. Tang Yu Jen as its gaining strength rapidly as a result complaining of the drought, no rain special deputy to urge Mr. Wangf the Jehol situation. Boyerit having fallen for quite a long Ching Wei, who is now receiving medical treatment for diabetes at pickota organised by the Anti-period. The cost of rice has been Shanghai, to return
Japanese Association are busy déal-
high as the crops have been badly possible to Nanking, to
ing with merchants who are buying
affected by the drought and because direction of the affairs of the Cen- and selling Japanese goods. tral Party Headquarters and the Central Political Council.
According to Mr. Chen Kung Po, Minister of Industry, who returned from Shanghai yesterday morning, Mr. Wang Ching Wei is remaining
25 BOOK 15 resume
The Anti-Japanese Association at additional soldiers have to be sup.
Several personal and business enlly were put through howover. There But sympathy cannot take the was no delay in the service, which place of justice," he said. "I have was stated to be satisfactory i seen a man in court who has lost every way, speech boing perfectly both his arms and one of his legs clear and uninterrupted and with half his face gone, and 1-
It is just as easy to ring up have had to find against him been number in South Africa as it is to there is something higher than make a trank call in this roun- sympathy, and that is duty.
try," said a Post Office official to a "Therefore, members of the jury, representative of The Daily Tele- you have to make up your minds in graph. "All that is necessary is fearlessures and resolution as to to ask for South African Trunks, where the truth lies, and that truth and then the call is put through 16° lies not in sympathy, but in resolute he ordinary way," adherence to justice."
After about 30 minutes' retirement the jury announced that they could
The charge for the new servic will be the same as to Caps Town--
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Plaintiff on Stretcher,
The plaintiff in an action for per sonal injurice at the same Assizes, navy, was brought into court on
No Time Limit.
There will be no time-limit to calls, except when other subscribers are waiting to be put through when the maximum time allowed will be counsel's seat and from which he a stretcher, which was placed across six minutes, with the option of re- gave evidence.
newing the call Inter.
The new service is an extension Ile said that he met with his into the service to Cape Town, which juries when engaged in treach-dig has been in existence since Feb. 1 middle of the body downwards. ging, and was paralysed from the this year.
Calls from this country will be The Commissioner held that the carried by land line to the high
a meeting yesterday decided to in-plied with rice. The people of this action was ill-framed and failed in
power wireless station at Rugby,
flict severe punishment on smugglers part of the province are complain-law, and a verdict was returned for and transmitted from thers to Cap
of Japanese goods. Various kinds
of Anti-Japanese activity including demonstrations and a propagaida
at Shanghai solely because of ill-campaign are to be carried out. health. He is expected to return to Nanking within the next few days-Kuo Min.
CHIANG-CHANG
CONFFERENCE
CHANG DECIDES TO VISIT
HANKOW
ing hitterly of the bird times..
Student Attempts Suicide,
A scholar of the Kwangai Univer
sity, who failed in the examination
the defendanta.
Town, where they will be picked up, and conveyed to the now terminal
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The calls will have to pass over more than a thousand miles of land
North Chas. Following upon the held at Canton for entrance to the SECRETARIAT TRANSFERRED, lino in South Africa,
For some time past a telophone- receipt of the telegram, General Changshan University, returned to
Bangkok, Sept. 3.-Yesterday the service to Tokyo has been under Chang such fing is said to have Wuchow by the Kong Ning last People's Assembly met fer the 22nd consideration. The whole matter decided to fly to Hankow within week, and tried to commit suicide time, at the Throne Hall, with tests in the hands of the Japaneɛd the next few days. After a confer-
ence with General Chiang at Han- by jumping overboard. A boat was Chao Phya Bijayanoti presiding. administrators, and the. Post Offic kow, General Chang Hsuch Liang lowered with commendable smart Some sixty-one members were pre-is waiting for them to set. will proceed to Nanking to consult ness and he was picked up and from 4 to 8.30 p.m.
aent and the proceedings lasted Mr. T. V. Soong regarding, finan-handed over to the police.
der the Royal Household; and "the cial affairs.
Two resolutions were presented for other sections of the Department the day and both were adopted. will-go to the decretary section of
the People's Executive Committee. The first was a recommendation | The second recommendation was:: to Abolish His Majesty's. Private to abolish some sections of the Secretariat as there is now no ne-Amendment Act regarding Civil cessity for the same..
and Criminal Procedure of B. S.. The Department will be abolish- 120, namely, the regulations requir ed as soon as the notification aping that the King's permission must pears in the Garette The Fochign first be sought when members of the section will be added to the Minis royal Family or officials of rank or try of Foreign Affairs; the Rank other privileged individuals are in- and Privy Seal sections will be unsolved in law suite,
General Yu Hsueh Chung is leav Peiping, Sept. 9.-It is under-ing for Tientsin to-morrow to stood that General Chiang Kai Shek assume his new post as Chairman has telegraphed to General Chang of the Hopei Provincial Govern- Hauch Liang inviting him to visit ment. Generat Weng Shu Chang Hankew in order that they may hoa len taken up his now duties confer regarding the situation in as Gendarmerie Commander. for fflal'nuce at fool of pack (otumm). Poiping and Tientsin. Kuo Min.
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