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BRITAIN'S WONDER KONGMOON TAKES NANKING REFUSES RUSSIAN OFFICER
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ATTEMPT ON WORLD'S MOTOR BOAT RECORD.
ACTION.
DRASTIC MEASURES AGAINST "REDS.”
UNIONS SHUT DOWN AND PROPERTY SEIZED,
DISCUSSION.
MR. EDWARDES' PROPOSALS REJECTED.
RETURNS TO TIENTSIN.
Shanghai Feb; 21, Mr. A.H.F. Edwardes, the act Ing Inspector General of Customs, la returning to Tientsin on Thurs
MURDERED.
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DUPLICITY ALLEGED,
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London, Feb. 21. It is stated that the remarkable Napier engine used in Fight Lieutenant Webster's ́scapläne, which won the Schneider Trophy FLIGHT TO HONGKONG. day afternoon by the ss. Coblenz WHITES air race in September, and in
The Shanghai Evening News
community The Russian which Captain Campbell's car few days ago, of the notorious states that the developments of the
Shanghal is wroughtop_over. has just raced at Daytona when Kongmoon Communist lender, Llu Kaifeng Conterence between Fens the murder of Major Boris thereby bringing the capital of the deavouring to enlarge her Navy making the world's speed record Tong, whose extradition to Canton Ya-hsiang and Chiang Kai-shek Slavetsky, a former Russian trade, with a threat that other on land, is to be given a third (confessed to the Canton, authari-show that they have confidence in "White" officer, who two years The shares closed on the Stocks in the Assembly to-day, when Mr.
took place immediately and who
H.M.S. EMERALD SENT.
Basra, Feb. 21.
The arrival of a messenger
with a request for permission to
wine the Bedouin hordes would take what they required with the edge of the sword, has shifted the scene of Feisal ed Dowish's ex-
plolts to Kaweltt at the north west corner of the Persian Gulf.
Kowellt is now threatened by
the outlaw Shiekh who has under him about 600 Wahabis mounted
on camels,
task-of gaining the world's speed record on the water.
The engine will be adapted to a motor boat, which will driven by an Englishwoman, Bliss. Carstairs. The present motor-boat record
Following the arrest in Macao, à
London, Feb. 21. Messrs. Courtauld's, the great firm of artificial silk manufacturers, returned a profit in 1927 exceeding £4,500,000. The dividend for the year totals 25 per cent. free of in-- ILL-TREATED.come tax, while the ordinary share
holders have been given a hundred per cent. share bonus by the capita- in Hsation of $12,000,000 from the capital reserve and general reserve,
company up to £32,000,000. Exchange at £7.11/10th, but they rose in the street after the fore going announcement.-Reader.
jago: enlisted'. In the Chill ties that he and his associates in- the successful fasue of the new Shantung army. tended to bring off a "Red" coup offensive planned against the Major Slavetsky, who was only [in Kongmoon at a near date, the
26 years old, proved to be an Kongmoon police are adopting the North,
eficient officer, and was constantly moat-vigilant measures,in checking
promoted until he became a major
The Nationalist Government has
armoured train Chihli In the
Importations Mentioned..
London, Feb. 21,
New Delhi, Feb, 21, Allegations that Britain was en÷:
at the expense of India were made
G. Macworthy Young, the Secretary to the Army Department, moved that the Assembly refer to a Select Committee the Nayal Discipline
Replying to questions in the Bill conferring a permanent com
bis armoured train and to return It that stockings of artificial silk, or
The motion was rejected by 55
the activities of the Communist decided, it is stated to refuse to in the Chili-Shantung army and elements in the Labour Guilds.
After his arrest, Liu Tong out continue negotialiona, with Mr, was placed in charge of the House of Commons to-day, Sir Batant status on the Royal Indian is 80.56 miles per hour. The lined his plan for the proposed Edwardes on the proposals ho adfighting around Kaifeng last year, Philip Cunliffe Lister, the Fresi-Marine. Napier ongine has twelve cyclin-Kongmoon uprising in which he vanced for a joint Tarif Con- Major Slavetsky managed to aave dent of the Board of Trade, stated ders arranged in three rows, in pointed out that over 8,000 armed the form of a broad arrow, and "Reds" would participate when ference-Reuter. although it only weighs 850 called upon. "The peasants corps pounds, it gives 875-horse power, in the surrounding districts have Its compression ratio is almost ten promised me the assistance of 4,500 hidden in and around Kongmoon bayonets and the armed.comrades · will be 4,000 strong."
The messenger was sent back by the Sultan of Woweitt; defying the raiders to do their worst, and as the Bulton is subsidised by Great Britain, H.M.S. Emerald, the Bri-to one, and, it is regarded as the tish warship which bombarded most highly developed engine in Nanking in March, 1927, was de existence-British Wireless, spatched to Koweltt
MOSCOW & BRITISH COMMUNISTS.
OF FAVOUR.
Dissolving Labour Guilds.
Nanking's Foreign Policy.
Shanghai, Feb. 22. Mr. Wong Fu, as Foreign Minister The inauguration ceremony, of
to the Chihli Shantung forces and of which the chief values were of votes to 54, the opposition being led, was proposed for promotion be-artificial afik, were imported Inst by Mr. Chetty, the well-known
cause of this,
"Many Wiped Out. In the fighting in Houan, accord- of the Nationalist Government, was ing to a lettor which Major formally celebrated at Government Slavetsky sent to his family, half of |House at Nanking yesterday. The the "White" Russian troops, who On arrival the Commander
In an edict to the leaders of the ceremony was attended by General were fighting, near Kaifeng, were found the population under arms”
Inbour class, Mr. Shee To-fce, the Tang Yen-kal, Mr. Tsai Yuan-pu wiped out. Akhmas Severely Punished.
hend of the Kongmoon Municipal and other members of the staff of During recent months the White Department, asserts that, in accord the Government,"
Russians in the Chihli-Shantung Meanwhile about 2,000 Akhwan
ance with the order of the Can-
Mr. Tsal, in his speech, stated forces found themselves in a very warriors crossed the Irak border
ton Government, the Municipal De that he expects the new diplomatic difficult situation because they yesterday and attacked the on- LABOUR PARTY & T.U.C. OUT partment has decided to dissolve policy announced at the recent 4th. were being paid in debased paper campment of Jowarin, some sixty
all the Labour Guilds, excepting the Plenary Meeting of the Kuomin-money which was practically of no miles south-west of BasrA
Mechanica' General Guild, because tong Conference would be success-value to thom. In some instances, information had reached the Canton fully carried out and that the old even the debased paper money was authorities that Communists who pro-Soviet policy would be absolute-withheld and White Russians failed in their efforts at Cantonly repudiated.pʻhicé à
found 'themsolves hardly able to |In December had resolved to choose
In conclusion, he said he hoped obtain provisions for their main- Moscow, Feb, 21. Kongmoon as the centre of a new the new Minister would try his chance. It was assumed amongst
"Red" rising, hoping that "Red" best to deal with The establishment of a Comrale might also be extended to
that the funds set aside for them were being diverted Akhwan raiders, and they caught Britain and the establishment of districts, in the vicinity of Kong-
Nun Chun Pa.
politicians who were acting them up and bombed them heavily, fund to finance the journal were meon
agents for Chinese in this con- the riders being severely punish-Among the recommendations em-
Reports state that not only havo bodied in a resolution passed by ed.
the Executive Committee of the Communist Internationale.
The Akhwans lost ribout 60 kill-
ed and 200 wounded in the attack.
but the Jourarin casualties were "RED" PAPER PLANNED
much heavier, and, in
addition
they lost all their cattle flocks.
R.A.F. machines were sent from
the.
ever-
them
January to the extent of £41,900.
The British exports of these ar- Swarajist leader. He declared ticles in the same month were valu- that the Bill was intended to en- ed at £68,089 and the import at largo the British Navy at the ex- £3,180 British Wireless,
benso of India,
U.S. OBJECTIONS TO BLOCKADING.
PRESENT RULES INCENTIVE TO WAR..
FORCE-SAFEGUARD,
Encouraging Indians To Join. Introducing the B, Mr. Mac- worthy Young pointed out that, although at the outset only one- third of the vacancies were offered" to Indiana, na soon as the Govern- ment was assured that qualified In- |dians were willing to devote them- selves to a naval career, the vacan cles open to them would be increas- ed...
The increase would Inevitably follow in view of the encouraging recruitment of Indiana,
the base at Lr to give chase to the munist daily newspaper in Great the Szeyap," or the big four changing international situation. dither by Chinese or by Russian armaments, Senator Borah laid of should be..filled, competitively" by
British Airman Killed.
Flying Officer Rolf Jackson crashed in the desert und was kill ed in the course of the operations.. -Reuter,
Dowish in Irak.
CRISIS.
all Labour Guilds been proscribed, COTTON INDUSTRY but
even all the Kuomintang branch associations nasociated with The resolution was framed as the Guilds have been closed down. dealing with the "British Ques- Uneasiness consequently prevails
on."
PREVAILS.
nexion.
Last January, Majer Slavetsky resigned from hia command for the purpose of being a free agent to take this matter up with the higher authorities in Peking on be-
Petition to Tupan. He prepared petition in Chinese to be handed to Tupan definite charges were made with regard to the general mistreat ment of the White Russians in the Chihli army.
Sometime between January 1 and
Washington, Feb. 21. Declaring that the chaotic state of maritime law con- that the appointments in the Execu
present The Government now proposed stitutes an incentive to great naval tive and Engineering branches to-day, a resolution urging the Government would assist the Indian the table, at the Senate meeting open examination in India, and the statement and codification of the cadets considerably in a financial laws governing the conduct of way. belligerents and neutrals at sea in
The debate on the Bill lasted for war-time.
The resolution declares that the the division, a majority of one. In over four hours; and the result of leading maritime Powers awo it favour of the opponents was re- to the cause of peace to effect such colved with cheers, n ro-atatement prior to the meat- ing of the Disarmament Confer once to be held in 1931.
Under the present conditions, the resolution adds, the sexy are subicct to no definite rules except that of force, and commerce to no ultimate protection except that of Battle fleets-Renter's American Service.
among the labourers and especially MUCH MORE HOPEFUL SPIRIT half of his men, According to newspaper remóng, the officials of the Guilds, ports, the resolution also · urges who are afraid that the Govern- The British forces have been upon the British Communist Partyment may suspect them of being watching closely to prevent the the need for stronger and firmer | Communists," terrible atrocities of Peisal Ed netion as an independent party, It is said that hundreds of COMPROMISE LIKELY. Chu Yu-pu of Chill, in which
and suggests the maximum pos-labourers and olcinis of the Recently he carried out a thirdsible number of Communists Guilds have arrived from Kong-
London, Feb. 21. ferocious raid in six weeks on an should stand as canditates at the moon in Hongkong within the past
few days, being lodged. at the pre- The deadlock in the Lavenshire Irak tribe of harmless' shepherds, next General Election. slaughtering all the males, includ-
The Executive Commitice also mises of various Labour Unions, cotton industry has been smoothed ing infants, driving off the cattle desires the British adherents to op- some of which had branches in out as the result of the second 5 he went to Peking for the pur and leaving the miserable remnant pose the Labour and T.U.S. candi-Kongmoon until they were disjoint meeting of the masters and pose of presenting this petition to the operatives, held at Manchester Tupan Chu Yu-pu. He was unable to-day, The meeting adjourned to find Tupan Chu Yu-pu in Peking until February, 27.
and returned to Tientsin where he All the furniture and belonginga
In the meantime, the open was arrested at the railroad of the labourers belonging to the tives will consider the proposal station, apparently on information proscribed Guilds in Kongmoon of the employers to create a com- provided by the agents of General have been seized by the police, who mittee to consider how to reduce Sung, who was his immediate chief F.A. WITHDRAWN FROM THE have had the seized furniture put production costs..
in the Armoured Train Division of the Chihli Army.
of women to die of hunger.
News previously has trickled aeross the desert too late for effec- 1ive Air Force action. All the Nomads are panic-stricken, includ- ing the great Anizah tribe, who have scattered in the desert-on the route toward Syria,
dates.-Ecuter.
BRITISH CAPITAL IN RUBBER.
solved.
Property Confiscated.
The raids reveal the weakness HUGE SUM IN THE PAST FIVE up to auction.
of Ibn Saud's regime, which, ap- parently, is Impotent to control its former supporters and unless im-
médiate punitive measures were
quences in Irak.were feared.
́CHIANG'S NORTHERN
YEARS.
Shot Dead.
BRITAIN AND BROKEN TIME.
INTERNATIONAL BODY.
London, Feb. 21.
The Swarajlats subsequently withdrew from the House- Reuter.
THE KING AS RADIO ENTHUSIAST.
„ANXIOUS: TO HEAR THE
CONTINENT.
London, Feb. 21. His Majesty the King, with HLM.. the Qaven and Prinecas Mary, visited, the London section of the British Industries Fair to-day,
His Majesty took particular in- tarest in the exhibit of wirelesk sets and revealed that at Bucking
Even the premises of the dis- There was a much more hopeful solved Guilds are said to have been spirit when the discussions open- confiscated, according to stories ed to-day, and the impression pre- From this time nothing further A meeting of the Football Asso-ham Palace he shares all the dis London, Feb. 21. told by recently-arrived labourers, vailed that a compromise would has been heard of him until, a few ciation in London, to-day received tractions and difficulties of the At question time in the House who further say that the building be reached.-Réuter."
days ago, information came from a report of the conference of the wireless latener. He conided to devised, serious political conse-of Commons to-day, Sir Philip of the Butchers' Guild in Kong- Originally the employers de Peking to his family that he had representatives of the English, an expert in attendance his repent- Cunliffe Lister said that he had no moon has been seized and sold by clined to move from their request been shot at Taining. The where-Scottish, Welsh and Irish Football od disappointment at failing to Information with regard to the the authorities for $15,000. amount of British capital invested A large number of the Tung Tak for a reduction of wages and an abouts of his body are unknown Associations, held at Sheffield on got Paris or the German stations, February 17th, and adopted their and the expert promptly showed in the rubber plantation industry, labourers, or cargo coolios, from the representatives of the opera Slavetsky had not received his Associations withdraw from mem- would overcome these difficulties.
increase of working hours, while and no Information is available. but according to figures compiled Kongmoon are said to have arrived lives, declared that in no circums- salary for more than a year and bership of the International Foot British Wireless.
According to his relatives, Major recommendation that the British the King a set which he declared by the Economist, the rubber com-in Hongkong. panies raised £25,420,000 ng now
tances could such demands be the amount owing to him at the ball Federation. capital in the London market in
considered,
time of his death was about $2,000. The letter of resignation has|· the period 1922-1927,
The meeting held last month was it is assumed that he may have been cont The sum mentioned did not in- according to-recent reports from completely deadlocked, but sub- been shot because those involved The trouble arose from the LATE EARL OF OXFORD, clude issues or portions of issues Canton, had an opportunity of sequently the employers invited in the diversion of funds owing to Federation's action allowing pay- for the purposes of repayment, becoming the head of the 4th Army, the operatives to a new joint con- the White Russians in the Chillment for broken time in con- conversion or replacement. Is said to have received informa- ference, when fresh proposals Army were afraid of the prospects nexion with the Olympic Games. Renter
tion to the effect that a number were submitted:
OFFENSIVE.
CHINESE STEAMERS BEING COMMANDEERED.
"Shanghai, Feb. 21. Movements of troops on the lower river are reported and these would seem to indicate that the Na-
!
Communism in the Army, General Chan Chal-tong, who,
of Communists have enlisted in his! hew Army, with a view to further-
tionalists are making preparations WIRES AND WIRELESS, ing subversive propaganda,
for the Northern Expedition.
Substance is given to this by a further report that several Chin- ese-owand 'sleamers have already! been commandeered for the trans- port of troops.-Naval Wireless,
Yellow River Crossing.
A message from the Millary Council at Nanking states that a big movement of Kuominchun forces across the Yellow River has continued for the past few days,
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE NOT CONCLUDED.
In consequence, a enroful inspec- tlon of the newly-recruited men has taken place and more than two hun- dred have been dismissed. Generál Chun Chal-tong's Army fought the! biggest battle with the fleeing London, Feb, 21, - "Ironsides" in the East River dis- The Imperial Cable and Wire-tricts recently, resulting in many less Conference has not yet finish, being killed; hence the recruiting
SHANGHAI "REDS” HARRIED.
FREQUENT RAIDS BY AUTHORITIES.
Shanghai, Feb. al.
ed, said Mr. Stanley Baldwin in of new units in Canton to make up. The many raids being made by answer to a question in the House, the losses.
of Commons to-day.
the Authorities In the International
Settlement; French_Concession and
also in Chinese territory on the haunts of suspected communists
of an investigation. /
The local White Russian press is
publishing special articles on this subject daily.
Reuter.
Major Slavetsky leaves a mother MEXICAN RAILWAYS. and grandmother in Russia, for whom he has been the main sup
port. Hla sister and finances are THE CANADIAN PRESIDENT'S in. Shanghai.
TRANS-OCEAN PHONE.
POSSIBILITY OF CHEAPER
· RATES,
London, Feb. 21.
RECOMMENDATIONS,
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE ABBEY
London, Feb. 21 A memorial service was held to day in Westminister Abbey for the late Earl of Oxford. The Duke of York represented the King, and the Prince of Walen was also represented.
All countries of the world, New York, Feb. 21. through their Ambassadors or
A message from Battle Creek, Ministers, paid their homage to Michigan, states that Sir Henry the late statesman Particularly Thornton, the President of the noticed was the presence of the Canadian National Railways, whe German Ambassador,Most of It was impossible at the pre
visited Mexico to advise the Mexi- the mombors of the Cabinet, In sent moment to make any state
can Government on railway, mat- cluding Mr. Baldwin and all the In all, over 70,000 troops, are ad- ment as to whether the Confer.
are having an effect, Communist The Postmaster General fore-ters, has announced that he has leaders of political life, Irrespec Vanding along the south bank on ence's recommendations would be.
jeaders are finding if increasingly shadowed a reduction in the rates recommended President Calles to tive of party mourned the coun their way to attack Taining and submitted to Parliament, before
difficult to carry on their activities of the trans-Atlantic telephone appoint Mr. R. A. Henry as the try's loss Chochow. The issues involved were such
they were adopted.
owing to the persistent raiding and service, In a speech made in President of the Mexican National The service, which was of su There are still 50,000 troops of
The death is announced of M.hany of them are understood to London this afternoon, He said Reilway system.
Impressiveness always associated General Feng Yu-uslang at Kal-that, obviously in the public in Emile Serart, the prominent Shanghat, for
be making preparations to leave a cheap service was not yet Mr. B. A. Henry is an official with the Abbey was great feng awaling transfer to the terests, the discussions should be Orientalist and author of several
Moscow-Naval possible to reduce the mafe In the of the Canadian National Rail-national and Indeed, International Wireless. Northern front-Nam Chung Pao, in private.Reuter.
books on India.Havas
near future-British Wireless waya Reuter's American Service, tribute British Wireless
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FRENCH ORIENTALISTS'S
DEATH.
Paris, Feb, 21,