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RISING OF MALABAR FANATICS.
London, Aug. 2.
An official message regarding the military operations, dated the 24th, is connection with the Malabar disturbances says they are It transpires that a mob of two thou- progressing satisfactorily. Band on the 20th drove in the Tirurangadi police and attacked the Leinster platoon. They were dispersed with machine guns but Mr. Rowley, and Lieuterant Johnston gut separated and their bodies. The railway were subsequently recovered terribly mutilated. station and post office at Parap Panangadi were sacked, and the line Icat
The detachment of troops The situation is now as follows:
The line is cut and the at Malapuram is isolated but all well. Kuttipalam road blocked and bridges broken. A number of Govern- ment cffices have been gutted. Two British soldiers, one European and fifteen other police and local officials of Tirur are prisoners. The situation The warship Camus arrived at Calicut on the 26th. is quiet hat there is looting and murder of Hindus at Walluranad and Poznani
A message from Taluk says a relief party has gone to Mala puram.
A Bombay message from Calcutta says: Fanatics entered Puleiengede estate and bebeaded a European in hiş bungalow. It is reported that Mr. Readman, another European, has been mur-
Looting continues. dered and his body thrown into the river.
Government to take Preventive Action
The Daily Telegraph understands that owing to the serious character of the Malabar rebellion and the possibilities of a general spread of disorder the Government of India, with Secretary Mon- tagu's concurrence, has decided to take action against certain pro- minent personages who are held responsible for the greater part of the recent troubles in India. patience has been reached.
It is felt that the limit of Government The paper understands that the auth- orities are quite prepared for fresh efforts at disorder as an out- come of the preventive action now,decided on.
British Troops Despatched.
Calicut, Aug. 25.
The 31oplaha at Ernad are reported to be looting Hindu houses, and extorting large sums from Hindu landlords under intimidation. Fifteen thousand rioters are reported at Manjiri of whom a large band has entered Thrikolluk Temple, on the hill, which was the scene of previous outbreaks. It is expected the rioters will take refuge there when rounded up. Another temple has been entered Dear Tanor. A golden image and costly jewels have been carried C... All the calverts on the Calicut-Manjiri road have been de molished. Twenty-two motors and lorries of British troops have left for Ernad. A party of Congress workers has also left for the purpose of pacifying the fanatics.
Magistrate's Energetic Action.
The casual- The force
Madras, Aug. 27.
21 military area. The Malabar district has been proclaimed Magistrate Batty, with a force, went to Pattambi on the 2nd from Palghat. Leaving their traic they proceeded on foot to meet the crowd of advancing Moplans. Batty warned them that anyons found on the railway was liable to be shot but the crowd rushed on whereupon the order was given to fire with Lewis guns. ties are not known but they must have been heavy. returned to Shoranur being replaced by cavalry from Bangalore. Later in the evening news arrived that a gang of Moplahs were marching to Cotaparam with the object of attacking the sub-mag- Batty, with a captain, thirty of the Dor- strate and the treasury. sets and two machine guns, reached Cotagaram in time and patrolled The police station at Cherapalchery was attacked yes- the town.
at The sub-treasury and
burnt. all the records terday Peratalamanna was looted and eight thousand rupees stolen while Conster- MEE FONG the Munsif's court and all the records were destroyed.
nation prevails though the public has hitherto not been molested.
Calicut, Aug. 28. Moplahs looted the Treasury at Ernad and secured six lakhs of rupees. They liberated gaolbirds, forced two prisoners and a warder to embrace Mohammedanism. attacked a motor bus and killed two of the passengers.
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LAST WEEK'S AIR DISASTERS.
Washington, Aug. 27.
Mest sympathetic messages have been exchanged between King George and President Harding on the subject of the R63 disaster. The State Department has accepted the British offer to repatriate the bodies of the Americans on board a warship.
An official message states that the United States and Dritain will share equally the loss of R38, the former having part paid for the airship.
The forepart of B28 has been raised.
There one American have been recovered. disers owing to the tangled wires among the eroas tides.
The Missing Mail Plane.
London, Aug. 27. One British body and reluctance to employ wreckage and treach
Boulogne, Aug. 27. The wreckage of the missing London-Brussels aeroplane bas been picked up between Calais and Gravelines three miles to sea. The aeroplane had evidently been on fire. Boats and submarines are searching for survivors.
London, Aug. 27.
It is believed the lost aeroplane is a Goliath carrying goods and mail.
The pilot is missing and there were no passengers.
BRITISH EMPIRE UNION.
Paris, Aux, 26. gratified with Lord Derig, French public opinion is highly former Ambassador to Paris, being elected President of the Bri tish Empire Union, as Lord Derby is fully conversant with French, problems and is a steadfast supporter of the Entente Cordiale as the keystone of world peace-Vale.
BIG TEXTILE FAILURE.
London, Aug. 27.
A receiver has ben appointed for the Fenton Textile Associa tion. The issued capital exceeds one million sterling chiefly held by the chairman, Mr. Henry Fenton, also six hundred thousand sterling in five year debentures pates offered to the public at 95 two years ago.
TRAIN COLLISION NEAR ROME.
London, Aug. 23. Jeventeen seaside holiday makers from Ladispoli were killed and E0 sent to hospital through a train collision outside Rome.
CONSTANTINE'S HEALTH,
Athens, Aug. 27. An official message states that King Constantine has recovered.
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THE GERMAN-AMERICAN TREATY.
"Paris, Aug. 26.
The newspapers here generally criticise the American-German Treaty, pointing out that France started with a world alliance and has ended in quasi isolation and saying that the Americans have taken all the butter in the Versailles Treaty and rejected the bread on which it was spread.
Washington, Aug. 27.
High official quarters intimate that the withdrawal of Americans from the Rhine is to be seriously considered when the Senate and Reichstag ratify the German-American Peace Treaty.
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL
New York, Aug. 23.
The railways east of the Mississippi have been authorised to reduce the export rates un izen and steel products by twenty to twenty-five per cent in consequence of representations by the metal industries that they are necessary to enable Amercians to meet com petition from abroad.
GERMAN CHAUVINISM.
Berlin, Aug. 23. Two students" arrested at Offenburg are suspected of murdering Herr Erzberger. The labour organizations and political parties are strongly urging the Government to end the chauvinist agitation to which Erzberger's murder is attributed. The Government has for bidden festival at Potsdam arranged by Pan-Germans to celebrate the German victory at Tannenberg over the Russians in the recent
war.
LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S TOUR.
Auckland, NZ, Aug. 27. Lord Northcliffe has arrived here and was officially welcomed.
NEW UNDER-SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES.
London, Aug. 28.
Sir Masterton Smith has been appointed permanent Under-Secre- tary for the Colonies in succession to Sir George Fiddes..
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(From Our Own Correspondent.) CANTON'S VICTORY
JUBILATION.
Cantoo, Aug. 27,
In connection with Cantor'a, celebration today of the victory over Kwangsi a great public bura- ing of opium was one of the big events. Over four tens of the drug were destroyed in a furnace which had been specially built for the occasion.
Acting Governor General Tang Minister Lui. Heog, Finance
Lee, Mayor Foreign Minister
and BUMITOUS other civil and military officials were present, siso a foreign representa. ive of the Customs sada raat con- course of people.
Son
Three quarters of the opium destroyed had been seized by the victorious Cantonese amoy during the fighting in Kwangsi.
over
It is estimated that the valse of the destroyed opium is $800,000.
The city was guily decorated and the population jubilsat.
WANG'S EXIT.
The Sipuanpad says that Wang Chan-yuon has left Wuchang on board & Chinesa gunboat. In a message he says:It has been my wish to save my country but my strength is limited and I am forced to resign. I am now lear- ing Hupeli to return to my home as a private citizen. Whether I am in the right or in the wrong, and whether or not I have com mitted soy crimes I leave it for the citizens to decide." They seem already to have decided.