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NATIONS MOURN U.S. TO BUILD MORE
EARL HAIG.
GENEROUS TRIBUTES BY ALLIES.
INTERMENT AT BEMERSYDE AT OWN WISH.
IRREPARABLE LOSS.
at his Scottish estate, Bemersyde,
SHIPS.
JONES BILL PASSES THROUGH
THE SENATE..
COOLIDGE
A
OPPOSES.
Lo
situation, intriguing American shipping circles, is like- ly to arise as the result" of the passing of the Joues Bill' by the U. 5. Senate yesterday..
ed of, the letter.
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DOUBLE ESTATE DUTIES.
BELL-IRVING WILL
INVOLVED.
WIFE'S EARLY DEATH RAISES CURIOUS POINT.
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$30 PER ANNUM [NINGÈN COPY.10 UENTA
BUICK 1928
1 BUY BUICK AND BE PROUD OF IT
Made In Qalig'ika, Canada,
$1,626 to 0781,965-
Q3:560 to 088,070
4,610 to $2,350-
$1,616 (6.03$2,600
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1965 or 1247.5
Wank Nel Chung Road,
Happy Valley.
GERMAN RAILWAY NINGPO STEAMER A RUSSIAN JEW'S SWATOW'S FEARS
PROJECT.
CAPITALISATION OF SHARES ON BIG SCALE.
REICHSBANK SUPPORT.
Berlin, Jan. 31.
The German Ballway Company's Intention to offer a ̈G$100,000,000 Loan in Ameriga having been nullified owing to the objections of Mr. Parker Clart, the " Agent-
PIRATED.
LOOT TOTALS OVER $30,000.
OFFICERS KEPT UNDER PISTOL POINT.
EXPLOITS.
JUMPS FROM TRAIN TO ELUDE "RED" CAPTORS.
VAGRANCY CHARGE.
ALLAYED.
"IRONSIDES” SUFFER
DEFEAT.
HUNG'S FORCES.
Described as a political refugee, GOOD WORK BY WONG SHAO Izaak Erman, a young Russian Jow, who said he was born In Minsk and was educated in the University in that town, appeared MERCHANT KILLED. APPEAL IN COURT.
RETREAT TO KIANGSI. before Major C. Willson this For months it has been quite London, Jan. 31.
Swatow, Jan. 31. clear that the Coolidge Adminis-
Dressed in slik gowns and hay-morning on a charge of being Litigation involving the will of General for Reparations, it is nowing the appearance of prosperous employment, and without visiblo found in the Colony without
The conflicting reports of the Although the Dean of St. Paul's tration desires to get the Govern-
nient-controlled vessels off its the late Mr. John Bell-Irving, and announced that the Compapy has merchants, six armed Chinese ob- means of subsistence. had accepted the Government's rehands at the earliest possible mo- the duties aubsequently paid on the decided to obtaft the money by tained complete control of the It was stated that Ersman, who Fai-kwal's "Ironsides" appear now movements and fortunes of Chang commenced in the quest for the burial of Earl Haig ment. Millions of dollars have estate, Was at St. Paul's Cathedral, it was an been lost by the U.S. Government Supreme Court, before Sir Henry capitalising part of its preference steamer Dong Hal, plying between is an ardent Zionist, incurred the to have been due to a real under- hostility of the Reds through his tainly as to the outcome of the at- in controlling the shipping, and Gollan this morning, when an ap- shares.
Ningpo and the Poptoo Islanda, political views, and was banished tempt to bar his road.” His Army nounced Inter that the deceased President Coolidge has again and peal was made from the Hongkong
The Company still possesses shot and killed one man, a wealthy with a number of others to Siberia at first put up an excellent fight: Field-Marshal would, i accor- again expressed his opinion that Estate Duty Commission arising dance with his own wish, be buried the anoner the vessels are disvos-out of a 'deciston as to the amount 1.119,000,000 märks worth of this merchant, shot and seriously Before the journey to Irkutsk 'wab and succeeded in defenting the
stock. of duty to be paid on the death of
wounded the ship's cook and es-accomplished, Ernian made a spoc- troops of both Chin Chi-tsang and A group of German banks, head-caped with loot totalling over tacular escape from his guardians of Chan Ming-shu's 11th Aray The new Bill goes to the other the late Mra. Isabella Bell-Irving. There will be no service at St. extreme and advocates the experThe appeal was inade by Mr. F. Ued by the Reichsbank, has under $80,000, according to advices re-by jumping from the train. He These were indeed badly cut up, and Jenkin, Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., taken to take over immediately colved at Shanghai on Satur-eluded efforts at recapture, and have not yet recovered, but are mak being for the respondents."
100,000,000 marks worth of the day last from Ningpo, where the made his way to Harbin from ing their way in some disorder to Mr. Jenkin explained that in preference shares which will be pirated steamer is now lying.. where he shipped for Shanghai. Hwelchow. 1884, Mr. John Bell-Irving, in con-
After shooting the cook in the It was Erman's intention to go to The situation was saved by the templation of marriage with Miasta hand and jaw, one of the pirates. Palestine, but his journey Was Wong Shao-hung's troops from Can- despatch of reinforcements from Isabella Thornton, executed It is now authoritatively an
deed of settlement whereby he
presumably the leader, with a true broken here through financial Robin Hood gesture, bowed low, stress.
ton. With their assistance the nounced that the remains of Field
settled certain shares, then valued
IMPROVED FEELING IN Marshal Earl Haig will be buried
apologized, explained that it was a SHANGHAI.
The Polles stated that it was scale was turned and Chang Fat- at $30,000 and also convenanted to
"mistake" and handed the cook possible that the Jewish organiza-retreat to Kiangel, the Syntow- kwai decisively defeated. With his at Bemersyde, In Scotland, among
pay over certain cash amount-
$10, instructing him to go to a tion in Shanghai might like to help Chaochow district is freed from his ancestors, and not in St.
Washington, Jan. 31.
hospital to have his wounds treat. Erman if he is able to convince present uneasiness; although he has Paul's Cathedral, an expected.
The Senate by 53 votes to 31 hasing to $20,000 to certain named
trustees for the benefit This is stated to be in accordance passed the so-called Jones Bill, in parties, as set out in the settle-
them of his bona fides. Mean left sufficient men stranded on the The pirating of the Dong Hai is while he is being detained in the way to give Wong Shao-bung atill with his own desire as expressed spile of the announced oppositionment.
but one of several piracles report House of Detention, an order to much to do before the district is in his will
of President Coolidge.
The husband was to get the life
ed in this section during the past that effect being made by Major settled. To-morrow and Thursday, the The Bill provides for the build-income from this fund and then
fortnight. One ship was twice the Willson at the close of the case. body will He in state at St. Columing up of the Government-control the wife. It would then go to the
victim of pirates in one week and ba's Church, Pont Street, London,mercantile marine fleet through a children appointed either jointly or
on the last occasion was 80 which Earl Halg attended.
fifteen-year replacement pra- by the survivor of the anion. No
thoroughly looted and damaged· that she is now lying at anchor below the Ningpo Bund undergo- ing repairs."
Paul's-Reuter.
Lying In State,
London, Jan. 31.
diture of $250,000.000 in the equrse of the next fifteen years on building up a powerful mercantile marine, and maintaining it under Government control through the U.S. Shipping Board. The voting in the Senate yesterday is shown in the following cable:
· NORWAY'S LABOUR
On Friday, short service will gramme, totalling $250,000,000, be held at this church to be attend-Renter's American Service. ed by members of his family' and relatives, and this will be follow- ed by a public military funeral service at some church in London yet to be decided-possibly West- minster Abbey. The body will afterwards be taken to Bemersyde, whero Interment will take place on Saturday,
GOVERNMENT.
ACTIVITIES ON SOCIALIST LINES.
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of the
appointment took place under these powers, and so, in default, the property would pass, on the death of the wife and would then he in trust for the children in equal shares.
Died Almost Togelker. The parties were duly married and they lived together until 1925. The husband died on July 30th of that year, and his wife followed him very rapidly, dying on August 10th in the same year.
Chinese Accept Council Suats.
Shanghal, Fob. i.
The leaders of the Chinese Community have decided to recommend the payment by the Chinese of the increased Municipal rate, and propose accepting the three seats offered them on tra Municipal Council at an early.. date.- Our Own Correlcument...
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First-Class Passengers,
The Dong Hai is owned by the | Ning Hal Company of Ningpo and. gularly operates between Ning-
دار
U.S. BONDHOLDERS PROTEST.
-
ISSUE OF SOVIET RAILWAY BONDS.
4 New York, Jan. 31.
with regard to the sale in the Estate Duty Commission extent of
few months.-Router..
class.
Wong For Swalow.
The Commissioner of Defence here las received a wire to be ready to receive Wong with his Staff and a. Brigade. of troops at any time now. It is understood that he will now be quartered at Swalow, while "Chan"" Ming-shu retires with his
army to Hwelcliow to reat."
The commander of the 13th
po and the islands. The six pirates As a result of the strong protesta brigade of Wong Shao-hung's offered to the public in the form sailed on the steamer as first-class by holders of Imperial Russian Army is said to be at Kityang, atd of Reichsbank certificates at 93% passengers and attracted no at Bonds, long in default, the State to be expected at Swatow Immedi The French Government haa
per cent.
tention, their demeanour indicat-Department has been communicat-ately. Presumably they come from appointed Marshal Foch and Mar-
Oslo, Jan, 31.
The Reichsbank has also agreed ing that they were respectable, ing with the Chase National Bank the front. shal Petain to represent it at tha
The Catholic village which was on The new Labour. Government has publie military funeral, and M. de issued a manifesto in which it is the
On the death of Mr. Bell-Irving, to capitalise the Company to the well-to-do merchants of the better
United States of Soviet Railway trek has now mostly arrived in a further 100,000,000 Fleuring, the French Ambassador stated that the Government intends claimed duty from
Swatow, and over 600 women and the prin-
Less than an hour after the Bonds. in London, will personally repre- to substitute a State Monopoly of cipal value of the settlement marks in the course of the next
vessel had left Shusan, the six
The Chase Bank recently adver- children, and 300 men are being sent President Doumergue. The the corn trade for the present law funda This was paid, ·The
men quietly took up key positions tised that it would provide for the temporarily sheltered by the Catho-. Belgian Government has also ap-imposing an import duty on fereign Estate Duty on the whole local
on the ship, produced pistols and service, principal and interest, in lic Mission. They have put out an Spointed a mission to attend.
wheat,
estate being about $125,000. The
took complete charge. Three men dollars, on the bonds sold by the appeal to the authorities to deal The Government does not intend lady died ten days later and the French and Belgian Sympathy.
were detailed by the leader to Soviet to individuals through the with the Hai-Luk Fung districts.
Our Own Correspondent, to hold any military training this Crown again claimed full Estate
guard the Captain, the Chlef Eng-post. neer and the open decks while the The State Department has not yet The French Ambassador in Lon-year, while it expresses itself as in Duty upon the funds. Mr. Jenkin
Chan's Troops Move, said that, on the face of it, this
other three began a careful, connexion with the, matter, but it don to-day cunveyed to Sir Austen favour of complete disarmament.
made any official pronouncement in Political circles express the opin-† would appear extremely hard, if
Lematic search of cabins and pas-is known that officials are following state that, accompanied by an Chinese reports from Canton Chamberlain, the heartfelt syot
Labour pathy of the French President and on that the
Govern-not clothed with some impropriety. The Chief Justice mentioned
it up, closely.Reuter's American army of 3,500 men, General Wang Government on the occasion of heat will be short-lived.-Neuter.
Service. that similar case arose during
Shao-hung left Canton on Monday Earl Haig's death. M. de Fleuriau
the way when, until the law was stated that the whole of France
morning for the East River die- amended, the Crown was entitled
(trict to direct military operations regretted deeply the passing of the
to claim on the estate of those
and to relieve General Chan Ming- Commander-in-Chief of the Bri-
killed in action."
Jahiu who, according to current re- Ish Army in France.
ports, will be coming back to Can- ton soon.
M. Jaspar, the Belgian Premier, has telegraphed to Mr. Stanley
· Baldwin:-"Deeply moved by the death of Earl Haig: I beg Your Excellency to accept my sincere condolences. The loss of the illus- trious Field Marshal affects not
RUSSIAN "STOLEN
OIL."
VEXED QUESTION TO BE DISCUSSED?
i.
TRAIN DISASTER CAUSE.
SLEIGH HORSE TEAM RUNS
*AMOK.
sengers for loot..
Ottawa, Jan, 31.
Wealthy Chinese, Killed. The pirates went to the cabin It has now been established that of a man named Chen, a wealthy
a team of horses which ran amok Ningno resident who is manager with heavy sleigh was responsible
for the accident to President Cos-of a shipping concern. Chen WAR roughly ordered to leave his cabin, grave's special train yesterday.
only the British Empire. It is ested to learn that Sir Henri De-for the reason that the annuity was points was not noticed until the the pirates, hoping to find mercy.
train
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AFTER FIVE YEARS' IDLENESS.
felt keenly by all my compatriots terding, the head of the Royal not in any part charged upon or American Service. who treasure the memory of the Dutch-Shell interests, is departing derived from property in Hong-
kong. incomparable services rendered by for New York this week.
Dealing with the annuity. Mr. The visit is being taken as in- him to our common cause."
The British Premier replied dicating that pourparlera will short- Jenkin said this was for £3,000 and offering his sincere thanks, and ly be opened between the Royal provided by the husband for his adding"My countrymen will Dutch and the Standard Oil Com-wife under a will. One part of his value highly the sympathy of their pany of New York in order to set-gment would be that it was Ally and the generous tribute the the vexul question of the Rus. which Your Excellency pays to sian Oll purchases.-Reuter. the services of the late Field} Marshal."
U.S. Tribute.
SYNDICATE PURCHASES STEEL PLANT.
Toronto, Jan. 31.
STEEL CORPORATION SLUMP.
THE EXTENT.
General Li Chal-sum, it is. said,
Ground of Appeal. Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said the
One of the aleigh-runners got He was so frightened by the ap- grounds of appeal were that the jammed in the railway points which pearance of the pirates and their WALL STREET STARTLED BY will hand over most of the admin- Eatste Duty was payable ander awere forced open. The sleigh was guns that he could scarcely more. threatening gestures with their
Istrative work of the Canton Gov- different section of the Ordinance, extricated before the train came
ernment to General Chan Ming- New York, Jan. 31.
and, secondly, that, in any event, along, but the condition of the helplessly into the face of one of Rising to his feet Chen looked
shiu Immediately upon his arrival: New York, Jan. 31. Financial circles are most inter-no daly was payable on the £3,000.
Although unfavourable figures concentrate all his energies on the in Canton, while General Li will was derailed.-Reuters
The mercy extended him was in were anticipated, Wall Street has Canton Political Council and on the form of a pistol, shot. The been startled by the annual report Army matters. bullet entered Chen's head, caus- of the United States Steel Corpora-
It will be recalled that it was ing instant death. The piratetion, which shows that the caen-largely due to the assistance of murderer calmly searched Chen's gs decreased by $43,000,000, General Chan Ming-shbuy a Can- clothing and removed all money empared with 1926.
tonese militarist, who ruled and valuables, Other shots were The Corporation's net income Fukien, that General Li Chai-sun's fired and during the shooting the declined by $29,000,000, while the army was able to return to Canton ship's cook was twice wounded, earnings for 1927 were equivalent when the "Ironside" troops left charged on property situate out- side Hongkong, and therefore no
After collecting some $30,000, only to $8.80 per share on the the city. Since then, General Estate Duty was payable on it.
chiefly China New Year collections, common stock, compared with Chan has remained in the East Under the will, all the property
the pirate chief ordered the captain $17.00 in 1926.-Reuter's American River districts fighting the fleeing in Hongkong and Shanghai was
to sail toward Sz Chino and Service.
Ironside" remnants, U.S. ARMY ESTIMATES. placed in the hands of foreign A syndicate representing Bri-Wang Lung. The captain WAS trustees. They had to transfer the tish, Canadian and United States' forced to comply and upon arrival. Mr. Kellogg the American
whole of it to general trustees, but capitalists is taking over the plant found á large sailing junk awaiting Secretary of State, has telegraphi
this had not been completed. Cer-or the Baldwin Canadian Steol the pirates. ed to Sir Austen Chamberlain¡~~
fain of the proceeds had been Corporation, which,
valued at. "May I express through you to the
transferred, His argument would $3,000,000 has been idle for five bereaved family and the British
Washington, Jan. 31.
be that the annuity was charged years.-Reuter's American Service, people the deep sense of logs The annual Army Appropriations on the general estate, which was experienced by the Government Bill reported to the House of Repre, not affected by the will: and people of the United States in sentatives by the Appropriations Between the death of the hus- learning of the death of Field Committee involves a total expendi-band and wife, no monies or pro- Marshal Earl Halg? The Amori- ture of G4,399,000,000, an increase ceeds of the local estate were can people have grateful re- | of $3,654,000.
trausferred to the general trustees i collections of the splendid spirit, The aum includes the expenditure by the foreign trustees, and, there- of unity which existent between of $80,433,000 for non-military ac-fore, whatsouvor was due to Earl Haig's forces and the Ameri- tivities, for example, the improve paid to the lady, in the ten-days can troops during the World War ment of harbours and rivera, $24, between the deaths, would he and sympathise most deeply with 850,000 on the Army Air Corps, derived solely from the estate in the British nation at this time." and $33,981,000 for Coast Defence, the hands of the general trustee. The Bill provides for a standing Mr. Potter accepted this as a fact. Sir Austen Chamberlain replied
The énse is proceeding. offering the sincore thanks of His army of 118,000, Reuter's "Ameri Majesty'a Government for the con- can Service.
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BEFORE HOUSE,
GREEK LOAN OVER-
SUBSCRIBED. »
LIBERAL PAPERS JOIN
HANDS. -
APPEARING TO-DAY AS ONE JOURNAL
London, Jan. 31 The famous Liberal morning newspapers, the Daily News and Westminster Gazette, hava, been amalgamated and will appear to- BURMA TRAIN SMASH.morrow as a single, Journal,-
Reuter
dolences of the Government and people of the United States on the
• Irreparable less sustained by the British Empire, and adding:-"In
FINAL CASUALTY LIST:" this hour of sorrow, the British
Rangoon, Jan. 31, people join with you, in com-
The Burma Railway, Company's memorating the splendid spirit
New York, Jan. 31. final list of casualties shows that in of unity which subsisted between
The American portion of the the recent, train smash, when the the British forces under Field Greek Loan was quickly over-sub-line was tampered with, was forty Marshal Earl Hafg, and the Ameri- scribed. Reuters American Ser killed, eight seriously injured and
(Continued from page 8.) vice,
twelve slightly injured.-Reuter.
Before quitting the steamer the pirates removed parts of the oper- ating gear of the ship, and then In- structed the captain to remain where he was until morning. The junk quickly hoisted calf and dis- appeared.,
RUSSIA AND PERSIA AGREE.
EXCHANGE OF TREATY RATIFICATIONS..
Teheran, Jan. 31. The ratifications of the commer- cial, security, neutrality, fishery,
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AMERICAN RELIGIOUS
PROPAGANDA.
Dispelling Rumours. Meanwhile, the Chinese papers not favourable to the Canton Government, published reports of Chan Ming-shiu desiring to have ja share in the governing of Kwang- CARLS' SCHOOL IN TURKEYtung and entertaining the idea of
PROSCRIBED.
throwing in his lot with the "Iron- Aides." But Chan and 'Li have con Constantinople, Jan. 81 tinued to work in harmony and the Following the conversion of statement attributed to Li Chal four Turkish girls to Protestan. Sum yesterday morning that he had tism, the Turkish Government has decided to hand over to Ganoral ordered the closing of the Ameri-Chan Ming-ahía the administra can School for Girls at Brousan,tion work of the Canton Govern- for alleged religious propaganda, ment will, it is believed, dispel -Reuter.de
these rumodra.
Recently tha. Kwangal-ites have? wielded considerable power Inside the Kuomintang, controlling almost FRENCH WIRELESS TO U. 8. the whole of Kwangtung, Kwangel, Hupeh and Hunan. Consequently the jealousy of political enemies
Paris, Jan. 31.
and customs treaties between Rus- The capital and other towns wil has been aroused and their catch sla and Persia, and also the Boun-shortly be enabled the use of the word is "Down with the Kwangal CUMBERLAND AT GIBRALTAR. dary Protocol, are being exchanged wireless telephone to New York, by teal" The plan, of Li Chai-sum
to-day.
means of ordinary cables to Rugitys probably to invite Chan Ming The Persian-Foreign Office Is and thence by wireless to Moulton, shiu to share in the administration giving a banquet in honour of the Maine, thence again by cable to of Kwangtung as a means of check- ing the "Cantonese for the Can- members of the Soviet Embassy in New York. celebration of the
A three-minute call will cost £16, tonese" propaganda of his oppon -Reuter.
Gibraltar, Jan. 81. The new British cruiser, H. M. 8. Cumberland, arrived here to-day on its way to Chim-Router.
Reuter."
occasion,-
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