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SOVIET CRITICÍSE SWATOW BOYCOTT
ITALIA MEN.
REGARD MALMGREN'S END AS DESERTION.
F
NOBILE'S RESCUE TOO.
Moscow, July 16,
A storm of Russian criticism kian followed the story by Major Zappi and Major Mariano that they left their companion, Profes- Finn Malmgren, the noted
Bor
CONTINUES.
JAPANESE STEAMER IS
HELD UP.
VESSEL TRANSFERRED TO BRITISH REGISTER.
Swedish meteorologist, while he CUSTOMS COMPLAINTS. was still alive, in a grave of ice.
Prof. Samoilovitch, the leader of
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Committee
the Russian rescue expedition, In- which is enforcing the Japanose formed the official Russian news boycott in Swatow.continues to agency, that Mariano and Zappi
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had told him that they dug a grave function with considerable vigor, for Malmgren and then started reports the Telegraph correspon "Go. At the price of my life you will save all.”
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The Committee, says our corres. The grave was dug, the Italians pondent, has been recently-con- said, at Malmgren's request after fiscating medicines imported by
him from going on with his comese sources, whilst strong mica- panions in their effort to reach aures have been taken to prevent tand and obtain aid for the other the unloading of a Japanese ship members of the Italin's crew.
which had transferred to the Bri- Before the tallang left him ish register. Malmgren:gave them a compass to ke to his mother. He waved them'udieu as they trudged away.
The Soviet press has strongly criticized what they call the de-abolition of the so-called Inland sertion of Malmgren, the rescue Customs and its amalgamation of Nobile before the others and with the regular Customs service. the manner in which the Italia ex- pedition was conducted.
Mariano and Zappi were rescued by the Krassin when the former
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OBREGON'S DEATH.
CAUSES CONCERN TO
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Dealing with other subjects, 'our correspondent states that a pro- made for the posal, has been
This Inland Customs Burean has been furmed out for the collection of the extra 2% per cent. Cus- toms duty, and goods from the Customs sheds are carried on to this Bureau for the payment of the additional tax.
Mystery Charges.
There has been general dissatis- faction among both Chinese and foreign merchants at this system. The Bureau has been high-hand- | Rome, July 18.' ed and arbitrary, and the schedule News of the death of General of charges is a mystery known Obregon produced considerable im-only to the officers of the Bureau. pression at the Vatican because Goods passed duty-free by the
Customs .have been charged
from other
only recently the congregation for extraordinary ecclesiastical affairs had met several times to examine the Bureau, against which there is No appeal. Parcels and discuss a possible modus
Chinese paria con- vivendi cancerning the status of tsining Chinese goods are seized the church in Mexico.
by the officials of the Bureau and charged, though on what principle it is impossible to ascertain,
This possible plan was supposed to have had Obregon's, approval and I was understood that it would have been acccépted once lie becamo President.
Three Resignations.
Mexico City, July 22. In conformity with instructions from the Central Committee of the Regional Federations of Labour, Senhor Morones, Secretary of Labour and political enemy of the Inte General Obregon, has reaign ed.
Senhor Gasca, Chief of the Ordnance Supply Department, and Senhor Moneda, Chief of the Government printing shops, have also resigned.--Reuter,
ROUND WORLD IN 23 DAYS.
Our correspondent also makes mention of another Conference which has been meeting in Swalow. When Marshal Li Chai- sum and his generals, with the Branch Political Council in Can- ton, divided the province into four districts, a set of rules or ten- porary Constitution was drawn up for their guidance. These provide for identical conferences In the four districts, having as their object the rehabilitation of the province. In the Eastern District, the conference of executive officials met before General Isu King-tong left for Canton recently.
Government and People. The present conference is made up of representatives of popular organisations from the 25 districts or counties in "the Eastern Division.
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It has been less care- "If Collyer had fallen from the plano it would have meant death fully organised than the former for both of us," said Messrs. "I one and its decisions are likely do might have held the plane steady have less force; but it represents for a time but I never could have the attempt of the present Pro-2 landed her. I don't know how to vincial Government to give scope ily. It was a great risk when he fur direct participation of the signalled me, but he took the people, if not in the Government, greater risk by climbing out there then in the discussion of what the und fixing that eap. We were then Government might with advantage do for the benefit of the people. about. 5,000 feet up."
They flew on. The fog porsist- ed, and they slipped downward a little thinking they might creep underneath.
General qu'a delay in returning from Canton, after laying before the authorities there the results of the Executive Conference, pro- "Suddenly," said Mears, "a vented him presiding at the Ilis place whole mountain loomed up right Popular Conference.
in front of us. Collyer jerked was taken by his Chief of Staff, hard on the controls-fust in who, with the Secretariat of the time. She answer well and up we Rehabilitation Bureau, conducted shot. I swear-as we went over the business of the conference, that peak we trimmed the tops of
The Secretariat undertook the the highest trees!"
duties of sifting. proposals of Over the Japan Sea they never which notice was given by mem- опси saw the water. But to bers, excluding some as having Collyer it was an old story. He been dealt with by the previous had flown the mails in America conference and others irrelevant, under worse conditions than a and from the reat presenting the more fog. He watched his commore important for discussion. pass and his map and held the
Village Defence,"
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lan to her course: Without ever sighting the sea or other land-
The plan for the defence of vil- marks, the pilot gulded the plane with mathematical precision to lages by a local militia progresses Iliroshima and there just at the on paper, kays our correspondent. | proper time they picked up the The village elders are now to be organised into local Defence Com- beacon and landed safely.
After a short rest, they fly onmittees, acting in conjunction to Osaka. Here they stopped at with a Central Committee in the
District City. 4:20 o'clock and took on only a Hitle fuel. They thought 25 gal- The interesting point of the lons would bo Enough as scheme is the use of the ancient Tokyo was. only. 2 short custom of dividing, each village distance away. But they hadInto tithings and hundreds; every not calculated their old enemy. ten houses are to provide one man the for. When they took off agafa for defence, and the ten men from at 4.51 o'clock, they headed north each hundred will form a unit for again into the haze. Following action. These, units will act un- rivers and railways they coursed der the direction of the Defence on to Tokyo,, It was then that Committees and be armed by them they failed to find Yoyogi parade on arrangement with the county. ground due to its lack of beacon authorities. It will be intercaling | Hights, and spent an hour or more to see if the scheme becomes creling about Tokyo. The escort effective against bandits and plane went out for them either Communists. Much will depend never showed up. or failed to on the Initiative of the villago And them,
eiders.
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