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CITY SEETHING WITH EXCITEMENT.
DANGEROUS SITUATION ON MAY 30 ANNIVERSARY.
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POLICE DIFFICULTY.
CONFERENCE.
GERMANY ACCEPTS FIGURES OF CREDITORS.
AGREEMENT IN SIGHT.
Paris, May 29.
PAQ WƑLAAS THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929. 日二廿月四:
Optimism again prevails at the Reparations Conference and it is) thought that the end of the dead- lock is in alght.
While no confrmation has yet been obtained of the reported agreement between the creditor Powers and Germany on the para- mount question of figures, it in agreed among themselves regard admitted that the creditors haye ing the distribution of the Young annuities on the basis of the com- mencement of the Young Plan on September 1st next.
Shanghal, May 30. Shanghai appears to be seething with excilement this morning, the anniversary of the tragic shooting affair in 1925 when a mob out of control attacked the Louza Police Station foreing "the authorities to
It is anticipated that the Ger open fire, and' in spite of extra-mans will nccept this and it is ordinary precautions against a re- generally agreed that a satisfac
tory compromise on the German petition nt Rich An event, reservations la perfectly realisable foreigners are seriously apprehen- so that if the Germana accept the sive,
Agures of the creditor Powers, a great advance towards a final and unanimous agreement,
Already (11 am) there have been repeated attempts by a huge mob of unruly elements, belleved to have been instigated by Com munista agitators, vociferously backed by reckless students, both boys and girls, to assemble and stage a big demonstration in the Department Store district in the Nanking and Chekinng Ronds,
Frustrated With Dificulty. The attempts have all been carried out near the scale of the Nanking Road tragedy of four years ago, which is responsible in a way for to-day's high tension
The police have been dispersing the crowds from an early hour this morning, but the demonstration, the holding of which it is feared might lead to incitement to rioting, has only boen frustrated with the greatest difficulty.
The constabulary units of the International Settlement are out in full force parading the streets in organised patrols, and they are bolng aided in their efforts to keep order by the Police Reserve forces.
Fire Brigade With Hoses.
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The Fire Department with hose equipment etc. la being held in readiness to assist to quell the turbulent throngs in the event of any serious outbreak.
The Chinese
foreign nnd authorities have been apprised of the fact that Communist elements and labour agitators are as siduously endeavouring to produce outbreaks, to provoke shooting and to create another incident similar
to that of 1925.
Foreigners Involved?
There seems no question that the deliberate provoking of disturbance is being pursued, and It is stated that the Communists and unruly labourers are sup- ported by several American, re presentatives of the Industrial Workers World, ngents of Con- tinental radical organisations, these being allied with the Third Internationale.
It in, even suggested that the meeting at Harbin interrupted by the Chinese police was connected with the plans for creating brouble in Shanghai to-day.
Police on Roofs.
can be made
the very greatest importance, To-dny's news, therefore, is of because it means that the cre- ditors have solved the question of distribution · without demanding more from Germany than Germany is likely to consent to pay.
Later.
Dr. Schacht, the head of the German delegation to the Confer- ence, has announced his accep Lance of the creditor `Powers' reparations proposals.
THE ELECTION POLLING DAY.
IMPORTANT SPEECHES
ON VOTING EVE.
LABOUR PARTY CONFIDENT OF GAINING MAJORITY.
A GOVERNMENT SMASH?
Polling for one of the most momentous General Elections in modern history of Parliament takes places throughout the British Isles to-day, and so keen is the challenge, offered by the Opposition to the Government, that forecasts are extremely guarded..
One of the best indicators, the Stock Exchange quotations, suggests that the Conservatives will lose 144 seats as compared with 1924, that the Labour Party will gain 90 and the Liberals will gain 59.
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CANTON'S ATTACK
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NAVY AND AIR FORCE WILL CO-OPERATE IN DRIVE.
MAY TAKE NANNING.
Canton, May 29,
· Arrangements for the general attack on Wuchow have been com- ploted. According to official cir- cles, General Yu Chok-pak will be
SOVIET INTRIGUE IN CHINA.
MOSCOW DENIES FENG ALLIANCE.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE HARBIN RAID.
the front Commander-in-Chief in IMPORTANT SECRETS,
Moscow, May 20, The Commissariat for Foreign
this campaign, while Admiral Chan Chak will be responsible for the operations of the Canton Navy. Quite a number of transporta have been placed at the disposal of Affairs has issued an oficial Admiral Chan. Chak. Besides statement régarding the Soviet's these transports, twenty warrants relations with China and Chinese for commandeering merchant ships war-lords, declaring that the al- have been issued to the naval legation of the Nanking Govern- forces by General Chan Chai-tongmont that Marshal Feng Yu- so that Admiral Chan may com-hsiang has a secret agreement mandeer merchant ships when with the Soviet is a ridiculous
fabrication.
посевнагу.
An aerodrome has been estab- Hahed at Shlubing for Canton Air Force."
tho
The Nanking allegations that the Soviet Government is providing the "Christian" General with
Nanking Forgeries?
The statement adds that if the Nauking Government really he Heved in the false documents against Soviet Russia which they had published, they would not have kept them secret all this time, would not have continued their friendship with Marshal Feng Yu-helang all this time, and would not have appointed Feng as Minister of War, which is tanta-
London, May 29.
It is also reported that the Can- Over 28,000,000 voters are on the register, the figures admit that they expect the loss of Feng Chuan, which is midway be shek are described as gross and The Conservative Party readilyton Navy has established a base atency, and ammunition for his campaign against Chiang Kai- having been swelled by over 5,000,000 new women voters. In a considerable number of seats tween Takhing and Wuchow his Last Word to the Electors, Mr. Stanley Baldwin makes a to the Liberal and Labour Parties, Nam Chung Po.
ridiculous inventions, special appeal to the women voters, saying "I have shown my but they anticipate that in spite of
Canton, May 29. confidence in the women of this country; I ask them to show their losses they will have a clear
No further news has been re- their confidence in me.'
majority in the House of 52.
ceived here since yesterday: con- At the last election, it is cerning the Cantonese drive on admitted at Conservative Head- Wuchow. The West River is still quarters, many Liberais voted Con-open to merchant vessels as far as servative as the result of the Sblu-hing, but not beyond.. publication of the notorious It is stated that General Chan Zinovieff Letter. They voted In Chai-tong has promised to hand this way with the object of defeat-Wuehow over to the pro-Nanking Ing the Labourities, and a large Kwangai forces as soon as he in proportion of these Liberal votes taken it; that is to say, to those are now expected to go back to troops which arrived last week [the Liberal Party."
end from the North Hand; which On the Stock Exchange, there have already proceeded up the mount to the position of com
mander-in-chief of the Chinese have been for the last two months, West River. Contrary to state- considerable dealing in election ments made last week, It is now formies. forecasts. These have throughout and that the Cantonces. Intend to The Foreign Omica concludes:- anticipated a considerable reduc- push through as far as Nanning-"Soviet Russia has always adhered tion in the number of Conserva Our Own Correspondent. - tive scats.
To-day's Stock Exchange quota- Hions are:
Unemployment is the main fanuc) Only the reservations of Cor-of the Election, though the Prime many remain to be discussed, and Minister has endeavoured to urge a complete agreement is expected the country to a stand on Socialism within a few duya--Reuter.
v. Non-Socialism.”
FRANCE REPLIES TO MR. SNOWDEN.
WAR DEBTS PAYMENTS TO GREAT BRITAIN.
The communique states that
THE OPPOSITION. Labour Headquarters' Optimism.
London, May 29, The party leaders made their final appeals to the country last The Labour Headquarters, in night, the outstanding feature be-the course of n statement on the ing a declaration by Mr. Baldwin, Labour election prospects, says: conveying the premise of "a re-"The returns from all parts of solute and determined will to make the country indicate that the in- the common lot a happier und better one.'
MR. BALDWIN'S LAST WORD. Asks for the Support of Women Voters.
Paris, May 29. Replying to an allegation made during a recent election speech by Mr. Philip Snowden, one of the
Landon, May 20. leaders of the British Labour Mr. Stanley Baldwin's Last Party, to the effect that France Word to the Electors, broadcast. had not been paying her war throughout the country, dwelt on debis to Great Britain, un official the achievements of the Govern statement has been issued by the ment in the past four years, and Minister of Finance.
on the vote granted to women."
Mr.. Baldwin wald that the Con- although the agreement concluded servatives had been steadily reator- between Mr. Winston Churchilling business to is old prosperity and M, Caillaux has not been and he asked for an opportunity ratified by the French Chamber, to complete the constructive pro- the annual payments laid down in that agreement had been provided
" can promise you," he anid, regularly since 1926.
"a resolute and determined will to Since 1919, France has paid to make the common lot a happier Great Britain about £127,000,000 and better one, to try to win by virtue of various agreements peace, prosperity, stability. and dustrial districts Renier,
security in your work, and in your party majorities. home.
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BOBBY JONES'S GOLF CLUBS STOLEN.
"CALAMITY JANE" AMONG.
THE MISSING..
New York, May 29, "Calamity Jane," the famous patter belonging to Bobby Jones, America's lending amateur golfer, The roofs of buildings over-was apparently not so facetiously looking the trouble zone, Nanking Road, are manned by forces striv. Ing to maintain order.
named as it, together with the rest of Jones's clubs, including a pet driver, was stolen from a motor- car last night.
There have been leaner out-
The thieves did not touch the breaks at meetings under our clubs of other golfers in the same veillance in the industrial dis-
tricts, particularly in the vicinity
car.
Bobby Jones is not competing
of the Japanese mills, in which in the British Amateur Champion- originated the labour trouble, ship which opens on June 10th.-- culminating in the May 30 shoot-Reuter.
ing of 1925.
Chinese gendarmeries are active
in checking attempts to organise demonstrations in the various congested districts in Chinese ter- ritory and their efforts have proved successful up to the present.
Our Own Corrispondent.
Trouble Occurs.
Later
BELGIUM'S NEW CHAMBER.
STATE OF THE PARTIES AFTER ELECTION.
.Brussels, May 29.
gramme.
"I have shown my confidence in the women of this country, and I ask them to show their confidence
Labour Leader.
Conservatives
Labour Party
Liberal Party
Independents
.269 seats. .240 sents.
98 seats.
7 seats,
-British Wirelcan.
EVE OF THE POLL.
Party Leaders leave Special
Messages.
London, May 29. The three party leaders have all Issued final Messages to the Country on the eve of the poll, as follows:
THE WEST RIVER PATROL
·MOVEMENTS OF FOREIGN WANSHIPS.
SENTENCED FRENCH COMMUNISTS.
and will always adhere to the position of complete independence and sovereignty of: Clund,” Router.
The Harbin, Raid.
The Soviet statement, is in response to a' seriés, of, documents published by the Nanking some ttle time ago, purporting to show Feng'a allianco. with. the Sovlet. Government..
-Ex-Bolshevik Informs..
The Chinese Governor of Harbin atates, in explanation of the Bummary zetion taken,. that: a former Bolshevik reported to the Harbin police that a meeting of the Executive Committee of, the-
Canton, May 29. The French gunboat Alerte- arrived in port yesterday afternoon Soviet Consulate-General, at Har
Arising out of the raid on the on a few days visit. She is on bin on Monday, which is belleved. her way from Indo-China to Shanghai to rejoin the French to have been carried out an in- structions from Nanking an Yangtsze Flotilla.
Other foreign gunboats in port official report of the somewhat. Mr. Stanley Baldwin:"Rash are H.M.S. Moorhen and H.M.S. cansational affair has been sent Socialist experiments or a state of Seumew; the French gunboats by Mr. Chang Ching-wuel to political uncertainty would be dis. Argus and Vigilante; the Japanese General Chang Ilsuck-liang, the destroyers Nos. 14 and 26 and the Manchurian leader, says a Reuter sirous to the present trade ro-Japanese gunboats "Uj"; and the message from Mukden. iyal, and would retard the in- U.S.S. Mindanao. H.M.S. Tarantula rovement of the social conditions is expected to arrive from Hong. of the people. The Conservative kong this afternoon. Unlonist Party is alone in a post-i HMS. Moth is at Wuchow, will give our on to guarantee a period. of whilst H.M.S, Clenlo is near Sam-
stability and ordered progress. shui.-Our Own Correspondent. · "What is more surprising is that ask the Electors to give our the rural constituencies are giv-Party a clear majority to enable us the lead this time. Even us to persevere with our task of Devon and Cornwall where the building up the health of British other parties have previously had industry and tho ration olí matters to themselves our candi-permanent foundations." dates, and igenis are full of ex Mr. MacDonald.-"Al! sign pectancy. In London we shall point to a verdict of amphatic con- capture_enough seats to create a demnation of the Government for | record for the Labour Party. We its sins of omission and commis- Mr. Baldwin, during the after-to not only hope to win back those sion. Public confidence has been noon, had made a flying visit to lost at the last general election, so rudely sbaken by the Govern- Lancashire, making his principal but the constituencies of Westment's mishandling of foreign speech at Preston, Addressing andon are showing signs of sup. Affairs that large numbers are firmed the conviction of the Com- We believe that some will going to vote Labour because they munist Deputy, M. Marty, on be won. We expect to have is feel a change is essential, and charges of inciting to military dis-ly a member of the Third Inter new Parliament a majority that Britain should give the lead obedfence and to murder in an nationals and sufficiently high in over the Conservatives. and in arbitration and conciliation. article in the extremist newspaper the ranks to attend these meetings, regularly, now requests a reward Liberals. A Labour Covernment Both the other parties have proved Humanite,
The Court, however, decided to for his information and the grant will certainly succeed the Baldwin incapable of dealing adequately Administration,"
with social evile. Labour alone reduce the sentence from four of police protection.
Secret Papers Selzeu. The case of the Communist Both Mr. Ramsay MacDonald can bring the country through the years to two years' imprisonment,
present difficulties and establish and Mr. Lloyd George spent the good conditions for workers of Deputy, M. Doriot, was ouse-
Mr. Chang Ching-wuel states. day in their constituencies..?
quently dealt with and the Court that the meeting was hoing held every class,"
decided not to interfere with the
in me.
"You trusted me before and ask you to trust me again."
.
Speech at Preston.,
Liberal Leader.
port.
the
COURT OF APPEAL GIVES DECISION,
Paris, May 29, The Court of Appeal has con-
Mr. J. II. Thomas, In a speech "Mr. Lloyd George-"The nation at Derby, said that the Labour is weary of Tory recklessness and sentence of three years' imprison Party will be ready to accept the fe afraid of Socialist extravagencement passed on Doriot on similar responsibility of Government. A better alternative is to elect a charges-Reuter, "We will neither, bargain, nor Liberal Government, which, will barter, but will stand or fall by trample energetically and prac
Liberal Views.
"ITALIA."
the merits of our own proposala" tieally with national problema, and NAVIGATED ILL-FATED
[build a temple of peace on the sure foundation of disarmament and erbitration treaties”--Reuter.
LAST TWO ELECTIONS,
How the Parties Stood in 1923 and 1924,
...
Mr. Lloyd. George, addressing This constituents at Carnarvon, redicted that the "Government is A Memorial Service was held this Tho Catholic and Socialist huge gathering, the Prime Minis- going to have the most tremendous morning at the graves of those kill-Parties dominate the now Belgian ter, said: "We prefer deeds to smash any Government of this
"It is interesting to recall that ed in the 1925 shooting affair, and Parliament, which as the result of never given any promises, and I The Government,
words. I am no orator. I have country over had."
he said, after the General Election held on martial law was proclaimed in the the General Election just conclud-have never tried to raise the loomed. The Liberal Party can December 6th, 1928, the Labour
ed is composed as follows:
cheers of the crowd, but I have and will conquer unemployment, Party was called upon to form a Catholics Socialista
tried to do something in the course or whatever the complexion vernment although it was in a of the last four or five years and the next Parliament there will be minority of 67 compared with the nough Liberals in the House to Conservative vote. It remained in I am determined to go on, 11
Whatever the verdict of this force the Liberal unemployment power until October 29th, 1924 election, I shall accept it cheer-programme. through British when the Conservatives secured
(Continued in Page 8.) ---Router, fully.”—Reuter
Chinese elty.
Beveral incidents are reported to have occurred when crowds gather- td in the Settlement, and some shop premises yére entered by rioters. The police are straining every effort to maintain order.-Nam Chung Poi
.
Liberals Flemish Activista
Communist Independent
76 70
28.
1
1
Wireless and Router,
COMDR. ZAPPI BECOMES CONSUL AT HANKOW,
Shanghai, May 29, Commander Falipno Zappi, who was the navigation officer of the -fated Italian dirigible "Italia" passing through Shanghat ac companied by his bride.
is
Third Internationale in the Far East, was being held at the. Russian Consulate-General on.
onday..
The authorities have been; welli aware that these meetings have. boon hold regularly at intervals: of two years for the purpose of deciding, the programme, for Bolshevik activities in China,
The informant, who was former:
in violation of the Mukden-Soviet Pact stipulating that there shall' be no Bolshevik propaganda.
The police, on raiding the Con aulate, found fifty men oombled. in the cellar, among whom was M. Kuznetzoff, the Consul General In Mukden, who ostensibly was on sick-love,
In the confusion of the rald, and the time taken in breaking. In the doors, members of the Russian Consular staff tried to burn. number of documents.
Most of the papers were r3- covered. They contain important ecrets and propaganda proposaĺk, photographed for publiention, M,
The papers are now being.
Kuznetzoff has been released, tha
lg en route to Hankow, w Consular staff is detained under he is taking over the post of Italian Consul, succeeding Signor surveillance, and thirty-nine
others have been Arrested Arturi. Maffei, who is returning to
Neuter Italy-Our Own Correspondent.