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ALARMING DEVELOPMENT IN SHANGHAI SITUATION
POLITICAL STATUS A WORLD OF
OF SHANGHAI.
LESSONS OF THE RECENT
UPHEAVAL.
ILLUSION.
THE DAILY MAIL LIBEL CASE.
SIR OLIVER LODGE AS WITNESS.
Armistice Failure Echo.
Anti-Japanese Activities.
DEFINITION DEMANDED. TALK WITH SON. STUDENT PERIL.
(Reuter's Special Service).
London, Apr. 12. Remarkable evidence Wus TO STRESS THE IMPERATIVE NEED THAT given by Sir Oliver Lodge,, the THE POLITICAL STATUS OF THE INTER-celebrated scientist and adherent of spiritualism, when he was NATIONAL SETTLEMENT RECEIVES IMMEDI-called on behalf of Mrs. Meurig ATE AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
Morris, who is suing the Daily
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
SHANGHAI'S DAYS OF CRISIS HAVE SERVED
Thus declared Brigadier-General Macnaghten, the Mail for libel.
The plaintif is a comparatively retiring chairman of the S. M. C. addressing the rate- young woman recognised as one payers this afternoon in his last speech before proceed-of the most extraordinary mediums ing to England. He vigorously criticised the weakness of the day. She is of humble origin and has had little education, during the earlier days of the crisis of the Special Dis-coming from an ordinary village trict Courts and suggested that the only solution was school. the establishment of the Settlement's own courts, ad- ministering uniform laws for all residents no matter what their nationality.
Widespread Interes1.
(Spacial "to "Talagraph")
Shanghai, Apr. 13. The breakdown of the armistice negotiations has found. an ominous echo
the
THE SPHINX, the world's most curious relic of ancient civilisation, is in danger of crumbling away, ac- gording to expert reports.
TRAIN Shanghai PLUNGES
among student group, giving rise| to considerable apprehen- sion in the Settlement.
OVER CLIFF.
The students have, during the HEAVY JAPANESE
CASUALTIES.
last few days, been holding meet- ings, agitating against the peace!
re-
In trances, she has delivered proposals and demanding the sermons in the ringing tones of avival of the anti-Japanese move- trained masculine speaker and her ment, including intensification of reputation is such that all the the boycott-if such be possible. lending personalities in spirit.
VIGOROUS SPEECH THIS AFTERNOON. alism
Shanghai, Apr. 13,3.16 p.m. A public meeting of ratepayers Settlement of the International was held at the Carlton Theatre, commencing at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, Mr. A. W. Burkill oc- cupying the chair.
The object of the meeting is to devise ways and means of raising requisite funds for Municipal pur- poses, as well as deliberate and decide upon other Municipal mat-!
are following the action) with the greatest interest.
The claim is based principally upon a contents bill issued by the with this phase of the situation | Daily Mail proclaiming: were completely paralysed.
"This attitude of the Special Dietrict Courts was undoubted- ly one of the contributing fac- tors in the cumulative causes which led to the actual warfare with disastrous consequences, CONFIDENCE GONE.
TRANCE MEDIUM
FOUND OUT.
a
GRAVE DANGER.
CITY UNDER DE VALERA
ASHES.
ANDEAN VOLCANO ERUPTIONS
Santiago, Apr. 12.
Residents in the volcanic zone are in a state of terror as the
TO
RECONSIDER
LAND ANNUITY SURPRISE.
hours of incessant eruptions puss AGREEMENT HE WAS
without any sign of diminution,
They have, however, been some- what cheered by the announce- ments of seismologists, expressing the belief that the danger of greater volcanic eruptions le sub-
iding, at least, temporarily.
Valparaiso and Santiago pre- Hent An extraordinary ap.
Both pearance.
elties arc covered with while cinders and ashes.
The flames shooting out of the Tinguiririen crater have now sub- sided, but all the volcanoes are
́UNAWARE OF.
WRONG ADDRESS
London, Apr. 12:
It is believed that the Latest Note sent by the Rt Hon. Mr. J. H. Thomas to” the Irish Free State Goverri ment has shaken Mr. de Valera's confidence what.
still emitting cinders and ashes. All members of the de Valery The wind bas changed and la party are reported to have been now carrying the ashes to the greatly surprised by the mention
mountain. The Red Cross has in the Noto of a financial agree
rushed assistance to the Andeanment of February, 1928, having frontlor but up to the present no special regard to the land annuities fatalities have been reported.of which, it is stated, they wer
quite unaware. Router.
THE PRINCE AND INDUSTRY.
"GET TOGETHER" MOVEMENT.
Loaden, Apr. 12.
'Oficials in Dublin are now said to be hastily and anxiously searching through the arche of the late Ministry for such, document, which a member?“ Mr. Cosgrave's last governMARÍA Informed Reuter's Dublin - cor respondent, exists.
It is learned that the agreemen was signed by Mr. Cosgrave, wh was then the Finance Minister o H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, in the Free State, and by Major Hin representing to Government of the la message to the National Indus- United Kingdom.
trial Alliance to-day, said he could
The Next Step, see no more helpful sign for the
It is understood that the Lan perity and consequent well-being Act of 1923 gave point to the agrés of the people of this country than mant in respect of the annuities by the determination of employers setting out how they should and employed to get together in a collected and transferred to Eng spirit of mutual helpfulness, and, land.
Mr. Cosgrave sald at that time by pooling their experiences and apecial knowledge, seek to solve that the agreement was in every the many problems which at way satisfactory, present concerned them.-British. As Mr. de Valera has declared be
will scrupulously honour formal undertaking to continue the payment of the land annuities, his CHICAGO POLLS IN next steps will be awaited with
some interest. PRIMARIES.
Tokyo, Apr. 13. Over a hundred Japanese military casualties occurred on the railway about claven miles from Harbin this morn- There is thought to be a real danger of the resuscitation of the
ing, when, following an ex- "National Salvation Federation," plosion which caused derail- and if this proves to be a well- ment, a military train plung- founded belief, the situation will be ed over a cliff.
as it was anything but improved
Eleven officers and men of the this organisation which was re- Japanese detachment aboard were sponsible for so much of the pre-killed; nineteen were seriously in-restoration of industrial pros- Her counsel argued that it was war agitation against the Japanese.jured; and seventy-four were impossible, as the Daily Mail implied. that
It may also be recalled that the slightly hurt-Reuter. frall, poorly-
ARRESTS IN HARBIN. educated woman could produce dissolution of this organisation was such phenomenon by conscious one of the main Japanese demands
Harbin, Apr. 13. "Aside from being a direct con- trickery. While preaching in a when their ultimatum was present-
Signs that the unrest against tributing factor in the present re-trance, her bodily changes them-ed to the Mayor.
the new Manchurian administra- lations between China and Japan. selves were remarkable. One side
tion is gaining strength daily the failure of the Courts fully to of her body became absolutely:
The students have been compara-are not wanting. recognise or discharge their judi- cold and her pulse leaped to 180.
The latest development is an opening jelal functions during the time of Dr. Eder, who examined her intively inactive in the last two speech, Brig-General Macnaghten, crists, has shaken to its very foun- these circumstances, described her months, probably because they had alliance between Communist agita- tors and the troops of the old Kirin the retiring chairman of the dations, if it has not entirely de- jus perfectly sincere and honest.
to show their! every opportunity the
Army on the eastern section of the Shanghai Municipal Council, said:molished, any hope which
Sir Oliver Lodge, the veteran scientist, described his talk with patriotic ardour on the battlefeld Chinese Eastern Railway. "Mr. Power," one of plaintiffs an opportunity which the
controls," and also a talk with majority failed to seize, his famous son, Raymond, who
Complications of the present de was killed in the War.
situation
inevitable are leate should the students be permitted to pursue their campaign.-Reuter,
Jers.
THANKS TO DEFENDERS.
In the course of the
"I desire to express on behalf foreign community might have en- of the Council, its profound gra-tertained that the Chinese G- titude and thanks to the officers vernment would eventually suc
men of the International eced in establishing in the Inter- And
Courte in forces, the Volunteer Corps and national Settlement.
communitier the Special Poltee, to whom we which the foreign are deeply indebted for the de- could leave at least a moderate if fance and security of the Settle-not a fall devree of confidence..and 'spirit world with his son.
ment.
"I also desire to express the! Thanks of the Council to the staff of the Muncipality. We deeply appreciate the loyal and arduous service the staff has rendered in troublous times."
respect."
of International Courts adminis-]
་
He discussed conditions in the
World of Hlusion.
21
"I put it to my boy, Raymond.. ONLY SOLUTION.
You live in the world of illusion." Continuing, the speaker stated and he replied:
you, that foreign public opinion was un-father.*** doubtedly unanimous upon the!
Sir Oliver Lodge said he was. "point that the most satisfactory absolutely convinced that Mrs. solution of the problem would be the establishing in the Settlement Morris was perfectly honest. VERITABLE HURRICANE.
"It is a phenomenon that must Referring to the political situatering uniform civil and criminale recognised-that a person can tion, Brig. Gen. Maenaghten suid laws over all residents of the Set-leave the body to be manipulated by he felt he could say, without fearlement irrespective of their naby another intelligence. That has
been established as a fact of contradiction, that the retiring tionalfly.
The Chinese members of the students of psychic science." Council had successfully piloted
dissociate the Municipal ship of state Council
hurricane, from these remarka through a veritable without alienating either the Chinese or the Japanese sections
of the community.
The recent conflict, be said, had
Silver
disclosed anomalies which hitherte Ratio and
had not occurred to the most as- tute students of local conditions, except perhaps in a vague and in-1 definite way, and which had de- monstrated, in a very startling manner, certain dangers to which the International Settlement exposed when international com- plications arise.
in
These events stress the im- perative need that the political
DISTORTED PATRIOTISM.
Sterling.
themselves
BANKER ON EMPIRE CURRENCY.
Case for Defence.
STUDENT "ARDOUR”.
U.S. BASEBALL.
YANKEES OFF TO GOOD START.
New York, Apr. 13. The results of matches played in the American and National Lengues | yesterday were as follows:
National Lengue.
Mr. Narman Birkett, K.C., open Brooklyn ing the case for the defence, made New York the most of the fact that Mr. Cincinnati
who Lawrence Cowan,
was St. Louis prominently associated with the manifestations in. which Morris was concerned, wIS called as a witness.
3 Boston -
8
5 Philadelphia 13
5 Chicago
4
10 Pittsburgh
2
American League.
Mrs. not
Philadelphin Chiengo
Mr. Birkett denounced him as an attempted explofter.
YOUNG MARSHAL'S
FATE.
LOYANG DEMANDS
&
New York
UNITE WITH U.S.S.R.- Pamphlets are being distributed urging the people to assist the re- bels to "overthrow the Manchukuo Government" and "Establish a Soviet Government and unite with the U.S.S.R."
In Harbin itself, Red agitators are causing trouble and it is re- ported that many Soviet citizens have been arrested on charges of implication in plots to destroy rall- way property.
Kazan-taevo Station, near Wei- shaho, has been looted and burned by bandits-Reuter.
SILVER SLIGHTLY
DOWN.
HONGKONG DOLLAR
UNALTERED.
The Hongkong dollar still re- mains at 1s. 2.5/8d., although ́sil- 12 ver has again declined both in
2 London
York. The and Now local market has an easy under-
9 St. Louis -Router's American. Service,
New York, Apr. 12. The baseball acason oponed
· with onc game at yesterday Washington, in which the Senators defeated Boston (In the American Longuo) by one run to all- Rexter.
40 NEW FOREIGN UNDERTAKINGS.
EFFECT OF BRITISH TARIFFS.
tone.
London reports a fall of 1/8th
Wireless.
-
Consideration Dėlayed. Although the Free State Execu tive Council meets to-morrow. TERRORISM FEARS
Dublin message anys it is unlikely NOT REALISED. ; that the Dominion Secretary's poli
to de Vniera's despatch on -42-083 Chicago, Apr. 12..
and Land Annuities controversy Braving predictions of a reign will be examined before Friday,* of terror with Al Capone's gunmen
According to the Times Dublin ruling the ballot-boxes, citizens of correspondent, the friendly tone a Chicago to-day polled heavily for the British Government note and both the Republican and Democrats freedom from any kind of threa tic candidates in the primary elec-has been welcomed by Irish Free tion for nomination of candidates State citizens. He describes many for the Presidency of the United Free State people as surprised that States.
the Oath, which de Valora and hi Forty thousand police and volun- followers in the Free State Parli teers guarded the polling booths, ment have themselves taken, dea and there were only minor disor-cribing it in so doing as an "empt ders.-Reuter's American Service. formula," should be treated as a
occasion to precipitate a'dispate In no quarter of the Britis press is any sympathy or approval
CONTINENT AND found for de Valera action.
BRITISH COAL.
STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY
GOVERNMENT.
London, Apr. 12. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, to-day an- furthor Parliamentary
The Wrong Address.
The Liberal Star this evening says: "Ireland nów
but, a member of the Common longer an appendage of Englan. wealth of Nations. Her old posl tion lives only in the memory of
(Continued on Page 7.).
in silver. There was no special. Gestions regarding the restrictions EXPORTS UP-
on the importation of British coal into Germany, France and Belgium: Ho repeated that successive Ger- man quota reductions were regard-
IMPORTS DOWN
on the feature
market. India but business was small. Bold, After the official fixing, the market ruled dull, with America inclined to sell.
In New York, silver is downed as discriminatory against Bri-THE FIRST MONTH 1/8th, with the market steady.
BRITISH ARMY STRENGTH.
FIGURES FOR UNITED KINGDOM.
London, Apr. 12. The re-introduction of silver into the world's monetary systems in or- stutus of the Settlement, both der to mitigate the present shortage
DISMISSAL. at present and in the future, of gold, was advocated by Sir should receive immediate and Robert Horne, the famous banker
Loyang. Apr. 13. careful consideration by the in-and economist, speaking before the
Royal Empire Society to-day.
The closing session of the Na Referring terested Powers.
to the Imperial tional Emergency Conference de- Economie Conference, Sir Robert elded to request the National Go- Horne said he was looking for "vernment to order the dismissal Referring to the Special Dis-settlement of the matter, which he of Marshal Chang Heuch-liang trict Courts and their inaction in believed to be vitally important to from all his posts and to inves-
tigate the charges against him. dealing with anti-Japanese boy-world prosperity.
The Conference suggested that In a Parliamentary answer, Mr. cott activities,
Ho also strongly supported the Brig.-General
Canadian suggestions that an Em-his troops be handed over to the Walter Runciman said the Board of It was stated in the HousD of Macnaghton anid:
To these anti-Japanese activi pira currency should be establish- control of the Military Council, of Trade had received information re Commons to-day that the present tion, the courts, either because of cd, stating his considered opinion which General Chiang Kai-shek is garding upwards of forty now un-strength of the Regular Army in dertakings which had bean set up the United Kingdom is 7,506 a distorted conception of patrio- that the nations of the Empire chairman. tiem or through fear of organised agreed to fix a ratio between silver A resolution was passed paying in Britain during the past few oneers and 99,381 other ranks.. violence, turned a blind eye and and sterling. the Empire would a tribute to the work of Dr. W. W months by or with the assistance The Territorial Army strength adeaf ear, with the result that benefit extensively in developing Yen in presenting Ching's case to of foreign concerns British Wirele 8,899 omcers and 124,330 other
ranks-British Wireless. the efforts of the Council to deal trade with the East.-Reuter.
the League of Nations-Reuter.
less
London, Apr. 12.
London, Apr. 12.
tain,
OF TARIFFS.
The French and Belgian queta restrictions applied to coal imported from all countries, but the methods of calculating the quotas
London, Apr. 12:4 and administering the licensing An increase in exports and system which gave effect to the decrease in importa are shown i quotas were considered inequitable the Board of Trada returns, fo to Britain.-
March-the first complete mont In Italy, a general landing duty since Britain changed her tarl of two and half tira per ton ap policy.
Figures plied only to coal Imported by sea.
issued to-day shúi Accordingly it affected coal from that the month's exports wat this country to a greater extent £86.620,876 about £1,200.000,0 than coal from other countries. February, and imports 26,119,1 Mr. Runolman said that where over £9 millions less than Febru there was discrimination - wgainst
{ary, hogy Britain It could not be ignored and he adverse trade balance auch stops as appeared to bo neces been reduced. to 214,600.000%
previous monthe-Bribishwa.. aary must be taken-British Wire- compared with 48178 peak
lens.