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CHINESE THREATEN JAPANESE LEFT FLANK.
TROOPS CREEP UP DURING NIGHT.
. BROKER FOUND SHOT
OLD RESIDENT OF SHANGHAI,
SUDDEN AND SECRET FRIGHTENED BOY'S
ADVANCE.
LONG VIGIL,
(Our Own Correspondent).
GRAVE AUCKLAND RIOTS.
INJURED RUN TO HUNDREDS.
MARINE FORCE CALLED OUT.
Auckland, N. Z. Apr. 14. Fierce rioting and looting, in the Mr. Arthur E. Stewart, a course of which hundreds of civi-
Shanghai, Apr. 16.
OMINOUS MOVE BY 88th broker and one of the oldest and lions and twenty-three policemen
DIVISION.
STIR IN SHANGHAI.
A SECRET
best-known residents of Shang- were injured, brake out in Auck- North hai, was found shot dead in his land. the largest city in home at No. 43, Kinochow Road, Island to-day.. on Wednesday night.
At the inquest yesterday after
One £100,000 worth of damage was done by the rioters.
noon, Komewhat remarkable One of the gravest disturbances story of how an alarmed "boy" Hearched for Mrs. Stewart without in the history of the city, it broke success and of how it was three but when unemployed clashed with hours after the shooting before the police at the conclusion of a
related.
Marines from HIM.S. Philomel,
#FRIENDLY & APPROVED SOCIETY.
No country appears to be immune from unemployed riots in theam troublous times. The above picture was taken in London a work or two ago and abowe police obarging an unruly crowd of demonstrators. Over forty were injured.
FRIENDSHIP.
Shanghai, Apr. 15, 12.22 p.m.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS the police were informed, wag procession of civil servants who,
It appears that at about 9.28 were demonstrating against salary ANGLO-AMERICAN UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS, THREATENING THE LEFT FLANK OF Pm. the "boy" heard a shot and cuts.
on going to his master's bedroom THE JAPANESE FORCES, WAS CARRIED on the first floor, found him seat- ed In a chair. He was already OUT BY THE CHINESE COMMAND LAST dend.
ΤΟ RELIABLE NIGHT, REPORTS WHICH HAVE CREATED CONSIDERABLE STIR. IN FOREIGN CIRCLES.
ACCORDING
A
Search For Mrs. Stewart. As Mr. Moore, who lives in the same house, was not at home, thei "boy" proceeded to the French
Canecasion to search for Mrs.
Stewart, who
Was
out playing
bridge, and failing to find her. returned, sitting on the dorstep! until the arrival of Mr. Moore, not! knowing what to do.
The advance, which has ominous possibilities, was carried out by the Eighty-Eighth (Chiang Kai-shek) Division. The first intimation of the movement of this Division came from Mrs. Calvert, the wife of an Ameri-¡ can doctor, who, according to the China Press, inform- after midnight and found the "boy" mutside waiting. He imme, ed the Municipal Police that she had observed the ap-diately went upstairs and found proach of plain-clothes Chinese soldiers in the rear of Mr. Stewart shot through the
Mr. Moore stated that he return
the Shanghai Sanatarium, on the western outskirts of right temple.
volver was lying on the
the International Settlement.
alongside him.
BRITAIN'S TRADE
summoned to quell the disorders. London Welcomes | RECOVERY.
the light cruiser deput ship, were
Hitherto twenty arrests have been made.-Reuter,
LONDON SOCCER SENSATION.
*
Mr. Mellon.
KING'S MESSAGE.
London, Apr. 14. "All the world, particularly
manner
GREATEST IMPETUS SINCE 1921.
London, Apr. 14. The operation of the Ab- normal Imports Orders has given British industries thoir greatest impetus since 1921, declared Mr. Walter Runci-
LOCAL GAOL ESCAPE.
MYSTERIOUS ́GET-AWAY.
The escape of yet another prisoner from Laichikok Guol during last night is engaging the attention of the authori ties.
It is understood that the prisoner managed to work loose one of the iron bars of the cell- window and to tear away. the barbed wire immediately outside. the window. The scaling of the wall which surrounds the gaol offored little difficulty,
Only a brief message notifying Police Headquarters of the man's escape has been received from the gnol authorities. This indicates that the man disappear: ed some time during the night but that his escape was not discovered until this morning. It is got known precisely when the get- away was effected, but it was not: until 6.10a.m. that it was found he was not in his detention coll.
Alleged Communist.
The prisoner, whose name Is Koung Sul-leung, was not a con vlet but was detained under the Deportation Ordinance. He was
month arrested early this
for alleged Communistic activities and on April 5 was admitted to the Laichikok Prison for deten- tion. pending deportation.
As such ho was not dressed in prison clothes but was allowed to
detained in a coll distinct from those Sousing convicts.
According to the police message, the prisoner was dreased in dark. civilian clothing without shoes or socks.
man, President of the Board GOVERNMENT AND
Americans, have watched with IMPORT DUTIES. retain his own garments, and was admiration the heroic GALLACHER AND LAW in which the government and
GOING ABROAD. - the people of Great Britain have!
inced their difficulties," declared London. Apr. 14.
Mr. Andrew Mellon, new Ameri- Something of a sensation hasjetin Ambassador, in a speech at A 38 Webley re-been created in London soccer the Pilgrinus Dinner this even-
ing. floor,
circles by an official announce-i
"The British people have not ment from Nimes, France, that hesitated to add to their already ugh Gallacher and Law, Chelsen's heavy burdens in order to meet international centro-their responsibilities towards each and famous Mr. have been engaged by the Nimes point
the tuary for
Sporting Club, to attack the Japanese Haines.
The players have arrange to left-lank, or for the Japanese loj Dr. Burton gave evidence as to asivapee.
the cause of death and Mr. Moure arrive in Nimes on May 4 or 6 and will start playing for the identified the body.
The inquest was adjourned until Nimes Sporting Club next season Wednesday of next week.
Division. b state, that this is an ominous i The Eighty-Eighth
because the position which fought magnificently procedure
now said to be occupied by the
Inquest Adjourned. The police were summoned
yesterday,
King of after Eighty-Eighth Division would be the inquest opened at the Mor-forward and left back respectively, other and the world."
the
in the battles
only way Kiving Wah. suffering terrific ses, is he lieved to have been reorganised Chinese ant brought up to strength.
STRATEGIC POSITION.
According to reports now avail- able, the Division moved slowly along the south side of the Soo rhow Creak until they had taken
Tup
their positions incing thr! Japanese left flank.
st rateri
FORCE INCREASING.
It is further reported that the Chinese forces are gradually and cautiously increasing.
At present there is an extreme by powerful force directly op psite the Japanese positions on Foreign military authorities are the north bank of the Soochow extremely reticent on the subject, Creek.-Renter.
WHAT WILL GENEVA DECIDE?
before
JAVA SEAPLANE TRAGEDY.
-Reuter,
DOLLAR REMAINS
UNCHANGED.
Corner Turned.
of Trade, in a review of the encouraging results in the House of Commons to-night.
Although the
unemployment
NUDISTS.
figures were still shockingly high, NO REPLY YET TO employment in Britain had unique-1
Mr. Mellan devlared that he wasy increased by half a million in impressed by the feeling that the past twelve months. Britain had turned her inost difficult corner and had the situa- tion in hand,
In the course of his speech, Mr. Runciman said Britain was the most highly industrial country
witht Europe,
commercial
Sir John Simon, replying, said in that Anglo-American feeling was activities still the greatest in the Britain's trade with never more friendly than it was to World.
APPLICATION.
APPEAL TO LONDON IF REFUSED.
Though it has been rumoured day and Dritain was firmly resolv- Europe represented, until recently, that an unfavourable reply has ed to cultivate that happy relation-nearly one-third of her foreign been received, the Hongkong Nudist ship and to use it for the benefit of trade, but there had been a great Society is still awaiting the Ishrinkage of European traille. Government's decision regarding the whole world.
;
Prince's Speech, His Royal Highness the Prince
the application for the lease of Imports Kept Down. SILVER SLIGHTLY
An Island for the practising of the CRASH DURING A
nude cull. The only reply vet re- Britain might have suffered much ceived, on April 4, stated that the DECLINES.
of Wales, addressing the gather more but for the action taken since Government were giving the matter NIGHT TRIAL.
ing, said that the appointment of last August, and they could look Silver is slightly down in Lon-Mr. Mellon as America's Ambas back on the effect of that policy Sourabaya, Apr. 15. Three non-commissioned officers on, but the flungkong dollar re-sador in Britain was a great ges- with The armistice negotiations replete withdrawal of their forces are reported to be missing from mains unchanged, at 1s. 2.3/8d. ture on the part of the American import of large quantities of goods the Hon. Secretary, is not at all a¤--
The local market is steady, al people. though the undertone is still in- clined to be on the easy side.
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)
Shanghai, Apr. 16. fixing of a time-limit for the enn-
main in a state of complete sus-should be settled in Shanghai anda seaplane which crashed during pense, as far as the main confer-consequently it is feared in some night trials. ence is concerned. though its mili-! tary sub-committee is still discusstarters that any decisions reach- " ing points of detail.
ed by Genova to-ninrrow may be No progress is expected, how. wholly isnored. ver, to be made.
Chinese interest now centres -upon Geneva where the Assembly Committee of Ninteen, to which China has referred the issue, meets
tu-morow.
JAPAN'S STAND.
The Japanese appear. detor- mined that the question of the
ARMISTICE FAILURE.
JAPAN TO GIVE NEW EXPLANATION.
Geneva, Apr. 14.
It Is learned from Japanese quar-
tern that the difficulty of admitting
The machine nught fire after striking the water.
There were four N.C.O rupants of the fated
WILH
mutual faith and hearten
least
some satisfaction. The
on
down
at
consideration.
In the meantime, the Society, according to Mr. H. E. Lanepart,
wide.
of the
with which the country could It could not fail to strengthen most easily afford to dispense had xious about the outcome
Government's deliberations on the us tubeen cut down, and the expendi-|
subject. non-essentials bought! Silver dropped 1/8th in London, tackle the problems besetting us. ture
His Majesty the King, in reply from abroad had been harboured to dispose of Crown land", he said "It is the duty of the Government spot and, forward. Speculator cold, while China bought at the to a Loyal Message from the for more pressing needs, machine decline. The
Barket closed Pilgrims, expressed pleasure In The Abnormal Imports Orders this morning, "and they can only rescued, quietly steady.
associating himself with the wel- of last winter appeared to have refuse such an application upon the grounds of illegality, strongest by In this event, the League's rene, and one of them
Imports though he is seriously injured.- New York reports no change, come to Mr. Andrew Mellon-kept tion will be anxiously awaited.
Renter
£8,000,000 directly and which cannot be applied to our Router.
but the market is dull.
£10,000,000 or £17,000,000 indirect movement, for it is already world- ly. In the Weat Riding of York- "If we should be refused, we shiro, there was greater activity shall appeal to the British Parlia
years past, the mills having coaned short-time work ment. We feel that the people need this gult. We have only the and many of them were clergymen in opposition, but we working overtime. There wore
know that the workers fool the signs of a revival in BOME, although not all, branches of the desire for greater health and the cotton trade. The manufacture of necessity of the movement. electrical machinery was regain doctors on our alde, for they are "We feel sure that we have the ing its foreign market as well as all at the present time advocating retalning its home customers.
The complication afforded by the movement of the Eighty-Eighth Division last night is certainly not calculated to ease an already tense situation.—Renter,
go, no coniment is made,
Death Threat.
Japanese cireles further rouson that the fallure of the Shanghai armistice negotiations was because the Chinese plenipotentiary (pre- sumably Mr. Quo Tai-chi is referr- ed to) was threatened by death by Chinese studenta If he signa ʼn dis- honourable armistice.
The plenipotentiary, according to the Japanese, has taken refuge in a hospital in the French Concession on a plea of Hiness.
Serious Submission.
Router's Geneva's correspondent Dr. Wellington Koó into Manchuria | understands that the Japanese un the Chinese Assessor on the member of the Assembly Com- League Commission of Inquiry permittee of Nineteen will submit to Bisto.
the mooting of the Committoo on
On Lord Lytton's declaration Saturday, the foregoing explana- that Dr. Koo accompanies the Com- tion of the failure of the negotia- mission or the Commission does not tions.-Router.
President Paul von Hin
the gardens of the Presidentmi
than for
If the measure
of activities more fresh air, which la subtia
of British trade was taken on ex-propaganda for the nude cult." ports alone, it would be found that Britain had suffered lesa world shrinkage than any other country.
Other Countries Buffer.
from
WIDOW COMMITS
SUTTEE.
The decrease in the first quarter of this year was £11,000,000 below NINE MEN ARRESTED that of the first quarter of last
AS ACCOMPLICES. year, but whereas our diminution had been 11 points, the United
Patna, Apr. KE States shrinkage, taken-over the
Nine men of Thakur, a ta whole three months, amounted to more than 35 per cent, Germany village of Kandauli, were nume fell 21 per cent, France 38, and to-day and are to be charg the Netherlands over 84 Police witnessed depr
aiding a widow to commit Britis. Industries, had adapted
widow
A