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AGGRESSION.
SHAFORCE TROOPS MAY GO PERMANENT FOOTING
TO TIENTSIN.
NORTHERN SUCCESSES RELIEVE
THE SITUATION.
HANKOW CLASH EXPLAINED
NOT DESIGNED.
U.S. ACTION IN NICARAGUÁ IS CITED.
WITHDRAWAL PROMISE
Tokyo, May 23.
MIRACLE:
ONLY ONE ALIVE IN THE
MATHER DISASTER.
BURIED FOR 60 HOURS:
Now York, May 22.
THAT HAT?·
NEW ANȚI-JAPANESE CAMPAIGN.
EXTRAORDINARY SCENE ON THE PRAYA.
A miraculous escape frasă death la reported from the Mather Mine at Brownsville, where rescue workers have come across one HAT-SMASHER CAUGHT man, seriously affected, but still Jalive, after al ty hours' burial în
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Anti-Japanese demonstrations have been cas pronounced within
The groundlessness of the sus-the fallen earth, picions of Japan's Intentions In He had the good fortune to be the last twenty-four hours, but a The fighting between Chen Chien's forces and those of China were emphasised this morn- confined in an air-lock and is ex-number of agitators have been ar
rested for distributing what are detention of the former general, who apparently sought to Minister for War, to Reuter's cor- the explosion are still being taken These are primarily anti-Japanese, Li Chung-yen in Hankow yesterday was in consequence of thegin a personal interview granted pected to recover.
by Lieut. General Huta, the Vice- Dead bodies of the victims of described as 'seditious' pamphlets. dominate Hunan affairs. The Hankow Political Council is respondent at Tokyo,
out, and the death-roll has now but it is understood they are also urging the dismissal of General Chen Chien, and Nanking is
Press reports which had reached renched 82. considering the dissolution of the Council,
Japan, he said, had been taken to 'It is established that 116 men indicate that there were apprehen have still to be accounted for, and in character.
anti-Imperialistic, and very violent sion abroad that Japan's recent it is feared that their names will military movements foreshadow have to be added to the list of (the establishment of permanent dend.
control of Shantung and the forma tion of a Protectorate in Man- churia,
"Nothing, however, is further [from our minds," he said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Hwang Fu has resigned his post as Minister for Foreign Affairs, pressure having been brought to bear by the Cantonese clique. Dr. C. T. Waug is his likely successor.
British naval wireless messages indicate that the Northern forces are meeting with success in their new offensives and that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang's cavalry have been forced to retire at Hokien, while the Shansi forces have suffered a reverse at Nangchow.
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In the House of Commons, questions have been asked regarding, British troops sent to Weihaiwei, and it was dis- closed that, a battalion of the Shanghai Defence Force has been sent there in readiness for ussistance at Tientsin if the necessity arises.
"Soldiers Must Obey,"
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"The so-called militarists in Japan are frequently accused of forcing the Government to adopt a highthanded policy in Chink, "but the fact is that the soldier in Japan is merely an instrument of the
in England, America and other countries,
NANKING FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS. civil Government, just the same as
troops of the 7th Nationalist Army, Japanese troops will be sent up to
under General 1 Chung-yen and Tientsin-Naval Wireless. those of the 6th Nationalist Army, under General Chen Chlen.
Cause of the Tule.
vice.
GREECE.
JOURNALIST SPEAKS FROM PRESS GALLERY.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
Attions, May 22, The Cabinet has resigned, and Gracco will shortly be in the } throes of a generał election; (
As forecasted, M. Kafanidaria,! the Minister of Finance and leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, precipitated, the crisis by tendering his resignation, due to the divergence between himself and M. Venizelos.
AT HOME.
OVAL & LORD'S SUFFER SEVERELY.
HALLOWS MAKES ANOTHER CENTURY.
COMING YOUNGSTER.
Rain affected cricket all over England in the last three days, and only two matches were completed. It is probable that M. Kafandaris Several were abandoned before even lone innings had been completed, will form a new political party,
the principal wash-outs occurring in the South of England, particu- larly at Lord's and at the Oval,
Police vigilance is being main-ensued. tained and measures are being
per-
the resignation of the Government Amazing Sitting. When Parliament re-assembled, was announced; and the sitting was
In spite of the inclement weather, seven conturlea were scored, notable suspended. Taaldarists and among which were 178 by Ash- taxists objected strongly to the of the season, and the second suc- down of Kent, Hallows' fifth-century suspension and boisterous scenes cessive century by Gibbons of Wur- cester, who until this season had The Speaker was unable to res never reached three figures in a
first class match. In view of the miraculoue es- takon, not only to quell any dis-tore order and left the House,
The Vice-Speaker, a Metaxist
Kent defeated Northants by aD cape recorded; however, the rescue turbance which may arise, but took the chair, and the Opposition Innings, and Lancashire won out- parties are re-doubling their also to instil confidence and to re- held a short gitting Itself, at which right against Warwickshire. efforts. Reuter's American Ser».
no shorthand notes were allowed to ators order amongst the irrespon-be taken. sible classes.
An amazing feature of the sit ting was that a journalist addresa-| PW.D. Employce.
ed the House. from the Press Among those arrosted yesterday | Gallery-Renter.. for distributing 'seditious' pam- phlets was a fitter in the employ of the Public Works Department named Li Yau, aged 23. Others include Fung Lam, 31 years of age, of no occupation and no fixed abode, La Mel, 38 years of age, do- scribed as a coolie, living in No. 2 CYRIL TOLLEY AND HOLDER| Tal Wong Street, and Lal Cho- sang, a shroff, living at 118 Praya Bast.
MAJOR FITZMAURICE ENRAPTURED?,
FLIER TO TAKE AMERICAN
NATIONALITY. . -
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BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF TITLE.
ELIMINATED.
London, May 22, The first two rounds of the Bri-
The principal individual formances were as follows:
Batting..
Ashdown (Kent) Moad (Hampshire) ;
178
129
Dippor (Gloucester)
110
and
87
V. W. C. Jupp (Northants) 107
Gibbons (Worcester),
107
105
104
Cook (Sussex)
Hallows (Lancashire)
Bowling.
G for 62
Freeman (Kent) Larwood (Notts)
4 for
-JUPP'S FINE EFFORT.
New York, May 22, Shanghai, May 22.
"As soldiers, we can advise the Tientsin, May 22.
The newspapers to-day publish Much interest has been aroused Communication with Peking has Government, but we must obey and reports to the effect that Major by a Hankow telegram received been interrupted owing to the cut-ot command them." declared Fitzmaurice, one of the Atlantic Biers, who accompanied Richl and yesterday to the effect that a clank ting of the cable. It seems likely Lieut. Gen. Hata. occurred in Hankow between the that part of the Nagoya Division of "Baron Tanaka, the Premier, has von Huenefeld in the "Bremen" These four men were arraigned tish Amateur Golf Championship Carries His Bat Against Kent.
publicly declared the intention of o charmed "with the benefits of before Lt. Col. F. Eaves, D.3.0., were played at Prestwick to-day withdrawing the troops from Shan-this wonderful country" that he
London, May, 22, Chingwangiao Defences.
tung as soon as the present danger has decided to become an Ameri-acting first Magistrate, this morn- there being few sensation day, ing and on the application of the prises though the holder was eli-
In spite of a brilliant effort by is past and as soon as apologies can citizen.
The report, it is stated, is not police, were remanded for a week.minated by Major Hezlet in the Vallance Jupp who carried his Chingwangtao, May 22. have been made, and appropriate
The police told his Worship that first round.
bat through Northampton's second The Japanese authorities are punishment meted out jo those res-surprising as it has been expected the remand Was necessary in
for some time that he would re-
Major II. O. Heziet. Is the Irish Innings, Northampton were unable A vernacular telegram explains strengthening the guard on the rail-ponsible for the outrage against sign his commission with the Irish order that the documents seized international, and he has been to avert an innings defeat at the the elash as follows: "The troops way and also that at the wireless our countrymen.
could be translated by the Free State and enter the field of Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. of General, Chen Chien are being station. Six neroplanes are likely
playing splendid golf in the last hands of Kent.
Played at Northampton, it was disarmed by order of General Li to arrive from Korea to-morrow.---
month or so, occupying a good commercial aviation in. America.- Reuter's American Service.
Shroff Pleads Not Guilty, Chung-yen, following a dispute Nacal Wireless,
place in the Open Championship, one of the two matches brought to Dr. Tweddell (Stourbridge) the definite conclusion, Kent won When the charges of possession holder, has not shown up too well with an innings and 69 runs to of seditious literature were out and it was not particularly sur lined, the first and second man prising that Hezlet triumphed by pleaded guilty. The coolie, Lothree and two.
In the second round, Cyril Tol- large audience who heard an oraley, an ex-holder, was knocked out tion and was handed one of the by A. McCallum (South Staffs), pamphlets whilst he was listening who won by five up and four to to the speaker. The fourth man, play-Reuter.
Over
the Northern. Expedition.
Yesterday the Branch Political
Council of Wuchang and Hankow
Northern Offensive.
Shanghai, May 22.
Won't Break Word.'
"Japan has never been known to
Montreal, May 22. break her word," declared the
The three "Bremen" fliers have Vice-Minister for War, "and she arrived here. They were wel- will not break it now. patched a lengthy cable to the Marshal San Chuan-fang and
comed by large crowds and were "In the case of Manchurin, we the guests of honour at an official Janking Nationalist Government, General Chu Yu-pu have come still hope it will prove unneces-banquet-Router's American Ser-Mel, sald that he was one of a denouncing the truculent attitude meneed a counter-attack but de sary for us to send more troops, vice. and disobedience of General Chen tails of the operation are not avall-but if circumstances forces us to do Chien, and urging the Government able at présent. to dismiss him from leadership of
so, you may rest assured they will
the Hunan troops. Chen Chien is General Chang Tsg-hsiang, tupansible opportunity, just the same as
Chang Tso-lin has pointed be withdrawn at the earliest posTWO MORE POISON GAS the shroff pleaded not guilty. resisting the efforts to dislodge of Kirin, chief of the garrison in 1926 at the conclusion of the
troops in Peking and Tientsin.
him."
General Chang Hauch-liang and Kuo Sung-lin Rebellion. General Chen Chien Detained.
Yang Yu-ting are directing opera- "Every country with interests Shanghai, May 23. tions at the front, and it is ex-in China has been obliged within The fighting between the 6th pected that a severe clash between recent years to take steps which and 7th Nationalist Armies in Han- the Fengtien and Nationalist they would not dream of applying kow broke out as a consequence of troops will ensue shortly on the where a normal Government is General Chen Chien having been Peking-Hankow line.
functioning." placed under detention by General El Chung-yen, on the orders of the Hankow Political Council,
The Council issued the order after a special meeting held on Monday, and instructed General Li to carry
BRITISH TROOPS SENT TO WEIHAIWEL
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FATALITIES.
OVER 170 VICTIMS NOW IN HOSPITAL.
Hamburg, May 22. Two further victims of the phos- yene gas escape have died in hos-.
ten:
pital, bringing the death-roll to
As regards bail, Sergeant Whelan, who prosecuted, said he had been instructed to oppose bail, unless it was in a substantial amount. His Worship pointed out that bail had not been sought.
Hat Smashing Campaign.
Before Major C. Willson, B Chinese was charged with smash-
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BRITISH CHEMICALS
PROSPERITY.
HUGE CAPITAL INCREASE CONTEMPLATED.
spare.
The scores were:
Northants: 105 and 233. Kent: 452 (for 7 wkts, decd.).
their initial attempt, the principal Northamptonshire collapsed at
damage being effected by Free- man, who took 6 wickets for 52
runs.
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Kent made light of the Northants bowling, Ashdown bat- Ling splendidly and scoring 178 be- fore his wicket was taken. No other player reached three figures. In the Northants second innings, V.W.C. Jupp contributed 107 not out.
HALLOWS AGAIN.
Judge by Circumstances,
London, May 22. The Imperial Chemical Indus- Lieut. General Hain admitted
ing hats worn by two travelling trics, Limited, propose an increase Lancashire Man's Steady Scoring. that Japan's determination to keep Over 170 others are now in hos-traders yesterday. He was also of capital by £20,000,000 to the Civil War out of Manchuria pital undergoing treatment, and in charged with possession of sediti- £75,000,000.
Another century by Hallows, his goes further, perhaps, than the many cases, the effect of the gas oua literature.
It is the. intention to create fifth of the season, and maintain- measures taken elsewhere in is serious.
Police statements to the Magls-10,000,000 new shares of 10/- each,ing his record of one per match, "continuous expansion of the Com-Nelson between Lancashire and trate showed that as two travel the reason advanced being that the was the feature of the game at ling traders were proceeding along
expenditure on Capital. Account Lancashire won by 176 runs, the Connaught Road West, near the pany's business will involve a large Warwickshire. Empress Hotel, they were met by during the coming twelve months." scores being:" the defendant who enquired of the Reuter. first man:-"Where did you get that hat?"
the Hupoh-Hunan Financial Read- mons to-day, when Mr. G. Locker- "Is it better for Japan, to wait affected by the poison gas.
provincies?
Anglo-American Action Cited
BANKNOTE BILL IS
PASSED.
The hat in question was a straw, and without waiting for a reply from the wearer, the defendant knocked it off and smashed it
BELGIUM READY TO`
JOIN.
Into Tientsin if Necessity Arises, it out immediately. The complaint
London, May 22. against General Chen is that he in-
That British troops have been Chinu by other Powers, but the The Police have made a house to aists on controlling the civil and financial affairs of Hunan Province, sent from Shaughni to Welhaiwej Japanese action must be judged house search and have confisented all foodstuffs likely to have been thereby ignoring the functions of was disclosed in the House of Com-by the circumstances,
Justment Committee.
Lampson, in reply to Cominander until bandit armies, have swept Reuter, The Hankow Political Council has Kenworthy, stated that one lint-lover Manchuria and reduced the now wired to the Nanking Govern- talion, less two companies, form-province to ruins, or liat Japan ment asking it to issue an order ing a unit of the Shanghai De-should step in now and save her for the dismissed of General Chen, fence Force had been sent from from sharing the fate of the other
It is expected that the Nanking Shanghai to Weihaiwel. Government will call a meeting to The transfer. he stateil, was day for the purpose of dealing with primarily for training purposes "the incident.
and to give, the troops the benefit General opinion is that the Nan of the more congenial climate, but vented chaos in Shanghai Inst
"England's timely action pre- THIRD READING GRANTED BY "in," The defendant treated the king Government will order the dis- they would be available, should year, and America did not hesi solution of the Hankow Political the necessity arise, for the de-tate to send troops to protect her Council and the formation of a Hu- fence of British lives and property countrymen in Nicaragun.
Brussels, May 22. Lan Government as soon as possible. at Tientsin,
The Belgian Government has Nam Cung Fao.
If she adopts similar precaution-Currency and Banknotes Bill, Having ruined two hats, the de- been giving consideration to the SOUTHERNERS SET-BAČK..
Mr. Locker-Lampson said heary measures in Manchuria," con- which in accordance with the Bud-fendant told the Arst trader he anti-war treaty sponsored by Mr. General Hata,get provisions, legalises the amal-would have to buy a new one and Frank B. Kellogg, and will shortly! Northern Forces Fighting Back. was not in a position to say what cluded Lieut.
action the League of Nations was Reuter.
xamation of currency notes with offered to replace the hat worn by inform Washington that the Bel Naval Wireless messages receiv- taking with regard to the tele
the Bank of England notesthe second travelling trader with glan Government is prepared to
adhere. Reuter. Reuter.
one of Chinese make,
The extraordinary action - turally drew
crowd and
League Action,
ed in Hongkong this morning. In- gram sent by the Nanking Nation. dicate that recent fighting has alist Government. gone against the Southern forces. The Northern forces are in touch with the Shens troops at Nang- chow and also with Fong's cavalry at Hokeinfu......
He only know that at present the Council of the League was not deliberating in this connexion.
The matter had nothing what- ever to do with the British Goy- ernment. It was entirely with the acting Chairman, who he believ- ed was a Chinese, and the Secré tary-General to convoke the Coun- ell.).
Japanese Reinforcements.
Tsingtao, May 22. The Japanese naval rating and marines which have been on shora Nuty for some time are returning
Contrary to Practice. o their chips. Their duties aro
Frederick Replying to Sir being taken over by troops, 4,000 men of the Nagoya Division having Hall, Mr. Locker-Lampson said
(Continued en Page 14.) arrived here Naval Wireless.
COMMONS,'
London, May 22. The House of Commons has "Surely Japan cannot be blamed passed the third reading of the
YANG SEN STILL AT
WANHSIEN?
KWEICHOW REPORT NOW DOUETTUL
DISASTROUS FIRE ON
STEAMER.
NINETEEN PERISH IN THE UKRAINE. A Shanghai, May 22. Messages from the upper river
Moscow, May 22. make it appear that the recent
Nineteen persons perished in a report of General Yang Sen making fire which broke out to-day on his headquarters at Kwelchowfu steamer Leo Tolstoi, which was was incorrect. Yang Sen is ap- proceeding from Dalepropetrovek parently still in the vicinity of to Kieff-Router. Warhalen.-Naval Wireless.
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second travelling trader in similar manner smashing his hat in addi- tion.
Seditions Papers.
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́MR. KELLOGG'S ANTI-WAR TREATY.
BILL,
Lancashire: 204 and 215 (for
2 wickets déed.) Warwick: 107 and 126, : Warwick replied weakly to Lan- cashire's maderate first innings effort, and when Hillows scored freely in the second innings it was clear that Warwick chances were extremely remote. Hallows acor- od 104, being dismissed soon after scoring his fifth century. In 'four matches.
Warwickshire collapsed a second.
time,
NOTTS GAIN ADVANTAGE. Larwood's Brilliant Bowling, Larwood, the famous Test cricketer, had an, inspired period
taking four wickats for 9 runs, enabled his side to gain five points for a lead on the first innings.
The scores were:
the police were soon attract DUTCH AND, THE ARMS in the match between Notts and ed to thescene. Defen- įdant was arrested. At the time of the arrest he was carrying an um- brella ami Jäter It was found that' à quantity of anti-Japanese papers were concealed in it."
PASSED AFTER NEARLY THREE YEANS.
The Hague, May 22. Pleading guilty to the charge
The Second Chamber has passed, of damaging the hats, the defen-by 64 votes to ten, the Bill approv dant was ordered by his Worship
to pay $2 compensation to each of the two traders.
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Notia 203 and 82 (for 1
wicket.)
Leicester: 144
Notts did not make a promising Ing the Treaty of June 17th, 1825, opening, but Larwood, brought regarding the control of the inter-about a Leicester collapse. Lar- national trade, în arms and am- wood has been suffering from a munition. Reuter.
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