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SOVIET'S WAR ON DOUBTFUL TROOPS MARKED INCREASE RIFT IN THE LUTE FRAUDS ON BANKS CINEMA AUDIENCE
RELIGION.
DISBANDED.
ALLEGED.
IN SWEEPS.
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES JOIN IN PROTEST.
RAIDS ON HAICHOW
GARRISONS.
COLONY NOW BEING FLOODED WITH TICKETS.
REAR-ADMIRAL JONES GOING HOME.
APPEAL TO THE WORLD
London, Feb. 23. The movement in protest against the religious persecution in Russia continues to spread.
NANKING'S PREPARATION FOR EARLY WARFARE.
;
POLICE TAKE ACTION.
Following recent action taken against salesmen employed by the Sincere Company for "trading" in sweep-tickets, the police, during
CLEAR STATEMENT BY THE U.S. DELEGATION. ·
IN SHANGHAI.
INTERNATIONAL GANG AND FORGED BILL.
RUSSIAN ARRESTED.
INCENSED.
HAROLD LLOYD FILM IN SHANGHAI,
SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN GRAND THEATRE.
the week-end, searched the pre-] NAVAL PARLEY ISSUE. many weeks, the Police of the "INSULT TO CHINESE.”
The Synod of the Bulgarian | ALL EYES NOW ON YEN. Orthodox Church associated itself
mises of two Chinese clubs, these Delightful summery weather with the protest, and the Patriarch
Shanghai, Feb. 23:
being the Chung Shing Club and prevailed for the opening of the|Dimitri, the Head of the Orthodox. The National Government's the Suilamese Club at Po Hing second day of the annual Race Church in Serbia, has appealed to determination to take imme- Fong, and seized thousands of Meeting, and the attendance at
to disband all the start was unusually large all civilised nations to put an end diate action
sweep-ticket counterfoila. including a fair sprinkling of to the sufferings of the Russian doubtful troops in the region of Kiangsu and Cheklung, before
The action has given rise to the ladies in their gayest dresses. people which “are worse than those announcing general attacks on supposition that a definite policy
As on Saturday, the racing of the early Christians."
the main body of the Kuomin-authorities in the matter of these is being pursued by the police
conimenced-with-a-sensational
Fron Warsaw, a
has chun and Shansi forces, is sweep-tickets. message upset, Mr. C. A. da Roza bringing been received stating that
evidenced by sudden raids on muny
The Colony is being flooded front of Zuphyr, to pay his few Soviet subjects driven out of Russia Kiangsu, during the week-end official to-day, in referring to the the Garrison forces at Haichow, with these tickets," stated a police backers over $70 for a win. It by hunger or by the anti-religious by three thousand Nationalists large number of new sweeps, re- was a splendid race, the first three campaign, have managed to evade under General Yan Yin-chi. presenting a marked Increase over putting up a terrific struggle down the straight, Cream Cracker being the Polish frontier guards and have
The Nationalist Commander, previous years, that have this only half a length away at the fentered Poland. Most of them have General Koo Chu-tong, who direct-year come into existence.
been taken into custody by
theed the coup, reported to Nanking that the Garrison troops offered authorities.
no resistance and all their arms had been seized.
home an outsider, Monk, a neek in
finish,
The time recordel, main, 56 seconds, showed the course to be on the fast skle, and further re- cord-breaking performances by the better ponies in the course of the day are possible.
It is reliably learned that fur-
disbandment of
An appeal to all the Christian nations of the world to join in the movement against Christian perther secution and religious suppression Few of the leading Derby con-in Russia" was made to-day at a tenders are out to-day, however, and President Hall und Mitthe Bull, among the Champions « audi- dates, are also resting.
Berlin,
monster demonstration in organised by the Protestants,
It was attended by the ex-Crown Prince and other members of the In the Tyro Stakes, Mr. Bowling.ohenzollern Family, the, Reetor
a Shanghai jockey, gained a place of Berlin University, and numerous for the first time this meeting, professors, the Russian Bishop winning on Chivalrous, a Derby Pichon, and forty other Russian
riin. by four lengths, and pay priests. ing a dividend of $27.50.
Champions' Favourite's Feat. The Champions' favourite, Mr. Chan Tin-sian's Apollo, turned out in the Victoria Stakes and rompest hame the ensiest of winners, smashing another local record. The race was over a mile and the time officially returned was-1 min. 58.1/6th seconds, which compares with the previous record 2 mia. 2.2/5 seconds, set by Sir Paul's Triumphant Dahlia in 1916!
It will be recalled that Apollo beat the Five Furlong record on Saturday, though to-day's feat was far more striking. Apollo doing
four seconds better than the previous best.
M. jin, the leader of the Rus- sian emigres, declared that in the past three months the Bolsheviks have elased or demolished 1.180 churches.--Reuter,
PRINCE OF WALES IN AFRICA.
BUSY DAY SPENT AT NAIROBI.
London, Feb. 21. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales ar- rived at Nairobi yesterday morn- ng on completion of the first part of his safari.
It is learned that the counterfoils seized by the police in the two week-end raids are being retained by the authorities, while the matter is being carefully gone into.
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[Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, Feb. 24. After enquiries extending over
French Concession have effected the arrest of a Russian named Ionin, London. Feb. 23. he has been suffering ever since his with
Owing to ill-health, from which who is believed to be connected #1 gang of international arrival in England, Rear Admiral crooks.
It is confidently asserted that Hilary Jones, one of the Advisers
[Our Own Correspondent.]
Serious
Shanghai, Feb. 24. disturbances have.
to the American delegation to the the arrest of the man will most. Naval Conference, will return to probably lead to a solution of the occurred at several performances America this week.
mystery surrounding the ap
ments he will leave on Wednesday.
According to present arrange-pearance in Shanghai of a series of at the Grand Theatre during the forged bills of lading, involving week-end, arising from Chinese Absurd stories have, almost na-large suris. turally, been put into circulation, The banks and a number of objections to certain features of one of the but they have been quickly scotched, shipping firms have been the Harold Lloyd's first all-talking-
American delegates victims of the frauds. making un official statement to
There is strong reason to be-picture "Welcome Danger." At Reuter to-day, saying: "It is pure-lieve that the men behind the one time, there was a danger of ly a case of illness. There is ab- mystery form a clever gang of in- very serious rioting, and Mr. solutely no disaffection among our ternational criminals, who Are delegates."
operating in most of the important Giles, the manager of the ports in China, and whose rami-Theatre was
roughly Alcations extend through many
Mr. Snowden's Optimism. Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan-parts of the world, particularly in cellor of Exchequer, in a speech Europe.
It will be recalled that in the last night at Huddersfield, referred doubtful
troops in Anhui, Shantung, and Kiangsu Province is intended to be carried out by the Nationalists in
an endeavour to strengthen their position before dispatching | 411 expedition into Honan to engage in war with the Kuomin- chun and Shansi forces.
Yen's Ultimatum.
Marshal Yen Hsi-shan's ultima- tum of war against Nanking is expected to be announced in the. near future.
The proclamation is being keen- ly awaited by all Provincial leaders as it is stated that Marshal Yen may include the names of several Provincial Governors as bis allies. It is almost certain that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, the leaders in Shensi, Kansa, Szechuan and a few others will be included. What interests Nanking most is whether the Manchurian leaders will pledge
their support to Nanking.
Newspaper Banned.
IRENEUSZANSIRANOLKSAN MATÁST TARTANIAN REKTANYSZEROKO
COMMUNAL WARFARE IN INDIA.
4.
Martial Law Proclaimed
WOMEN AMONG INJURED.
Ahmedabad, Feb. 23. Martial law has been pro- claimed at Una, a village in the State
of Junagadh, where eleven Moslems have been ar- rested following 1 serious Hindu-Moslem outbreak.
Several clashes between the rival communities have occur- red, and it is reported that 125 Hindus, including a number of women, have been injured.
Hindu shops were looted and burned by the Moslem rioters. ---Reuter.
NIUE
The arrest of Ionin was carried
to the work of Naval Conference. out yesterday in the Fronch Con- He said that probably some people cession. thought that by this time the Con- ference ought to have arrived at some conclusion, but international conferences never worked very quickly.
From all he had heard, the out- look at the Conference was distinct-
MR. SNOWDEN'S NEW LOAN OFFER.
CONVERSION TERMS.
London, Feb. 23.
· very
handled by an angry crowd.
Twice the police had to be called
In before the trouble was quelled.
Trouble at Matinee.
The show started on Friday and there was no comment, or protest raised, but a sensation was caused during a matinee on Saturday when: a well-known Chinese playwright, who was one of the audience, arose in the middle of the film and har- angued the crowd.
It is understood he did his best Applications are invited by the to incense the crowd, and though' Government for a new cash and full details of his tirade could not conversion issue of four and half be obtained, the burden of his.
Harold
per cent, conversion loan.
to the
The price of the issue for cash complaint was that the subscribers is 95 and the first Lloyd film was an insult dividend payment of 15/ will be Chinese nation, inasmuch as it de- made on July 1st.
ly promising, and seemed to point | FULL DETAILS OF CASH AND to there being some arrangement made by which the tremendous bur- den of navul expenditure would be considerably lightened.—Reuter and British Wireless.
Delegates to London Conference.
London, Feb. 22. The French Prime Minister, M. Chautemps, completed his Cabinet last night and presented the now Ministers to the President. The new government will meet the Chamber on Tuesday and it is anticipated that the French Dele- gation to the Naval Conference will leave for London on Wednes- day. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Aristide Briand, will head the delegation, which, as before, will comprise the Ministers for Marine and the Colonies. The
Sarraut and M. Lamoureux.
The loan will be repayable on picted phases of life in the China- July 1st, 1934, or on three months' towns of Californian cities, In- notice after July 1st 1940.
cluding the Chinese partiality for Holders of five and half per
bonds duc cent. Treasury
on opium and indulgence in tong May 15th, are offered an exchange wara,“ into the new loan at the rate of £105. 10s. Od. of conversion loan for ench One Hundred Pounds of Treasury bonde.
Manager Manhandled.
The speech inflamed some three The list for the conversion ap-hundred Chinese members of the 1. THE TOWER STAKES.-Win- }
A leading Chinese newspaper in In response to the Prince's Tientsin has been banned by order
new holders of these offices are Mplications will be opened forthwith, audience, who clamoured loudly ner $700. Second $300, Third $200. wishes, there was no public demons of the Nationalist Government, an case of the tickets seized at the
and the list for cash applica for their money to be returned. For China Ponies Subscription Griffing
It was stated by the Premier tions will be opened next Wednes. demanded that the picture be of this Club of any Season.. Weight tration. He played golf with the edict being issued this morning
Sincere Company's store, Mr. that the Government would take day.-British, Wirclcas.
taken ff; and man-handled Mr. 150 lb. For each $200 or part thereof Governor of Kenya, Sir Edward stating that copies of the paper Hamilton on Saturday declined to the necessary steps to assure the
Giles, the manager, and a number. won in stakes at any time 1 lb. extra. Graig, later in the day, and at will not be permitted to enter make any order for their confinea- continuity of its policy at the Lon-
of assistants who rallied to his (Jockey Allowance). Entrance $10. night, after attending a public Nanking or Shanghai.
tion, remarking that "the whole don Conference. "Until the arrival
side in the disturbance. Once Round (About 7 Furlongs 65 dance, he gave a supper party and Yurds).
dance.
It is stated that the journal has thing seems to be in the melting of the French delegates the con-
ference stands adjourned.
Monk ...(Mr. C. U. da Roza)
Messrs. Hinson and Yam Mán's It is understood that the Prince I thoroughly enjoyed the safari, which will probably be continued on Tuesday. An interesting record of the game was taken.-British Wire- less.
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Mr. Mac's Zephyr ..¡Mr. IHAN
Mrs. K. E. Beith's Cream Cracker... (Mr. Heard) Fifteen starters. A neck; half a length.
Time-1 min. 56 secs,
Pari-Mutuel Winner, $78.80;
1st, $19: 2nd. $17.20; 3rd, $7,60
2. THE TYRO STAKES.--Winner
$750. Second $300, Third $200. For
pot.'
1
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CHINESE DROWNED AT SEA.
The police were called in and a large posse arrived, quickly restor Ing order by marshalling the crowd into the street and forcing. them to disperse.
Evening Incident.
National Government by giving incurred the anger of the much prominence to a report that
Submarine Issue.
JUMPS OVERBOARD FROM The only progress that has been Manchuria is mobilising 50,000 THE CASH SWEEPS. possible in the interval is a pre-
THE SUISANG men in readiness to enter Shan-|
liminary survey of certain aspects haikwan in an attempt to form a
Arriving here from Caleutta and of the submarine question, which Singapore yesterday afternoon, grand alliance with the Kuomin-
has been referred to legal experts. Capt. R. J. J. Sneddon, of the e.s. chun and Shansi troops. The
Speeches made at the Plenary Suisang, reported to the Harbour report added that General Chang
There was a large attendance at Session indicated a strong desire Office authorities that whilst the PROTECTIVE DUTY ON Hsueh-liang is thus taking the
on the part of all the delegations vessel was at Lat. 14° 38' N, and the evening performance which opportunity to extend his sphere of
to do what was possible to Long, 112o 21'E. on February 21 at appeared to be passing off without influence into China Proper.
humanise the use of submarines. 4.30 p.m., a Chinese named Yu incident. Someone in the dress No question of limitation of the Hong, who was bound from Singa- circle, however, threw a bundle of Shantung Mobilising.
size of the vessels is before these pore to Hongkong, jumped over-fire-crackers into the stalls and experts, who had. a furtherboard and was drowned,
there was.considerable commotion: informal meeting yesterday, when
COTTON.
China Ponies bana fide Griffins of this INDIAN GOVERNMENT MAKES
Meeting Weight for inches as per scale. Winners
at this Meeting 7
Ib. extra. Subscription Griffins of this Meeting allowed 10 lb. (Jockey Allowance). Allowances accumulative
STIPULATION.
Bombay, Feb. 23. The Bombay Government has Entrance $10. Once Round (About issued a Note having reference
7 Furlong 55 Yards).
Mr. Aitch Aitch's Chivalrous
(Mr. Bowling)
I
Mr. Chan Tin-son's Witty Stag
to the severe depression in the cotton industry.
THE LUCKY NUMBERS AT
THE RACES.
TO-DAY'S WINNERS. A general mobilisation of Shan- tung loyalist troops, under.Generat Below are the Cash Sweep ticket Chan Tiao-yuan. to assist the numbers on today's Races: Nationalists along the Tientsin- Pukow Railway in the coming dishandment of doubtful troops, is reported.
instructed the managements of The National Government has the Nanking-Shanghai and Shang- hai-Hangchow Railways to reduce
Ticket No. 460 8G
348
Race No. 1.
$1,145.20 327.20
163.60
+
$50 tickets:-204, 338,
On the alarm being given, two before the lights were switched the Root Convention, which was life-buoys were
immediately on. The police were again sent. signed at Washington in 1922, but thrown to him and the vessel's for, and after the trouble had been which, owing to non-ratification by course altered to pick him up. A quelled, the performance proceed- France, never came into operation, lifeboat was launched and dis- ed. was taken as a starting point for patched in charge of Mr. Minshall, their review.
The reason for the Chinese the Second Officer, but, after a objection to the film is very search of about an hour, no trace difficult to fathom as it is intended of the missing man could be found. to be pure farce from start to
The life-boat then returned to finish.
The Rost Convention, The Convention declared that 295, 398, belligerent submarines are not in
on
(Mr. Y. S. Chang) 2 their, position. "a case will have the number of express trains in 487, 482, 74, -367, 488, 404, 360. any circumstances exempt from the ship'and the Suisang continued:
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Messrs. Hynes and Mackie's Pippin ....... . (Mr. Noodt) Thirteen starters. Four lengths; a head:
Time: min. 53.2/5 secs. Pari-Mutuel.-Winner, $27.50; 1st, 12.80; 2nd, $8.40; 3rd, $16.90.
3.THE VICTORIA STAKES- Winner $1,000. Second $300. Third $200. For all China Ponies. Weight- for inches as per seale. Entrance $10. One Mile. Mr. Chan Tin-son's Apollo
It states that if the mill-owners clearly demonstrate that they are doing their utmost to improve been made out for protection against
foreign competition."
The Note further declares that any protective tariff should be de- vised simply to provide a breath- ing-space while the cotton industry is in the process of reorganisation. ---Reuter.
order that rolling stock may be 145. sent to Nanking for the purpose of transporting troops by the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.
Serious Cinsh,
Peking, Feb. 23. The vernacular papers.state. that serious fighting broke out 4.-THE MONGOLIAN STAKES.— yesterday at Tsaochuang, near Winner $750, Second $300. Third Lincheng, between, troops under $200. For Subscription Grillins of this Lin Shih and Chen Tiao-yuan, on Meeting. Weight for inches as per the one hand, and the former (Mr. Quincey) 1 seale. Winner of Valley Stakes 7 h. Kuominciun troops under Jen extra. (Jockey Allowance). Entrance Ying-chi and Kai Kuai-tse on the Messrs. Beith and Heard's $10. Ona Mile.
Christmas Chimes
Messrs. Sturt & Lobal's Tango other hand (Mr. Heard)
(Mr. Noodt) ed, and fighting was still going on The railway service is interrupt. Mr. Glehh's What's Yours....
(Mr. Y. S. Chang) 2Yesterday evening-Reuter, Mesars. Bellamy & Gordon's
Relief for Tientsin? Snaefell (Mr. Arnold)_3 Nineteen starters. Half a
2
Mr. C. M. Leitao's Mn Kau Siac
(Mr.C. U. da Roza) 3 Eight starters. Many lengths, two lengths.
Time:1 mia..58.1/6 seca. (Alength; half a length. record)..
Parl-Mutuel.
Race No. 2.
$1,666.00 476.00 238.00
Ticket No. 624
57Z
471
FJ
#
the rules applicable to surface vessels and that', any submarine commander who violates any of these rules should be liable to trial and punishment for an act of piracy, and that the prohibition of use of submarines is commerce
$60 tickets: 353, 402, 469, 550, 400, 26, 620, 93, 236, 347.
Race 'No. 3. Ticket No. 841.
$2,213.40 458. 632.40 698. 316.20 $60, tickets:-223, 185, 706, 362, Wireless.
571.
Race No. 4.
Ticket No. 569 $2,413.60
Mukden, Feb. 23... There are persistent local, rum-
972
689.60 344.80
her way here.........
BRITISH POLICY IN
INDIA. UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT FROM NON-BRAHMIN CONGRESS, Bombay, Feb. 23.
The All-India Non-Brahmin
one
Explanation Difficult.
Harold Lloyd portrays a botanist deeply engrossed in his studies of flowers and plants. His wardrobe, of the funniest features of the film, consists of a shirt with à very low collar, a hat steamed out of shape, up in front and back, golf coat and vest, winsor tie, very old white trousers.
He looks the typical eccentric
destroyers should be universally accepted on the part of all of the nations in view of the practical impossibility of using them in this way, and at the same time giving duo protection to lives of neutrals Congress Committee to-day passed and his association with Chinatown a resolution in support of the enters to a very minor extent into Viceory's statements of policy the plot of the picture. He finds made in October and January, himself in very strange surround- announcing Dominion Status as ings in his absented-minded the goal of British, endeavour in searches for specimens... India, extending an invitation to It is his first picture for nearly a - Round Table Conference, and eighteen months and hitherto he condemning efforts towards civil has been extremely ponular with disobedience.
Chinese, audiences.
and non-combatants. Legal experts are now considering whether any modification of these principles is considered desirable-British
M. Sarraut Approves Stand. Faria, Feb. 23. The new Minister of Marine, M Sarraut, completely approves the French standpoint at the Naval
Time: 2 min, 2.12.3/5 secs. ours that Mukden troops, includ- $50 tickets: 474, 292, 934, 158, Conference at London. He will Winner $5.10: Pari-Mutuel. Winner, $14.10;ing an air squadron, have been 22, 957, 861, 841, 530, 882, 221, 794; represent France with M. Briand 1st, $5.40; 2nd, $6.70; 3rd, $14.70. 1st, $7.90; 2nd, $21.20; 3rd, $20.90.
581, 649, 806, 698.
(Continued on Page 7)
-Reuter.
The Congress Committee ex- presses its readiness to co-operate with the Government and all other parties in making the Round Table Conference a success.--Reuter,
The opening rate of the dollar on demand to day was 18. 6.3/164: