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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1932.
LYTTON PARTY IN. DANGER?
DISTRUBING REPORT FROM CHANGCHUN.
VATICAN LIBRARY,
PLAN FOR RECONSTRUCTION AFTER COLLAPSE,
'com.
Vatican City, Mar. 17. The first old and rare specimen
A complete plan for the recon- Javan rhinoceros (R. Son-
Tokyo, Apr. 10. of a
comes the struction of the Sistine Hall and daicus) has been presented to the
From Changchun British Museum (Natural History nows that two separate groups are the Vatican Library, and the con- the solidation of the walls still stand- Section, South Kensington) to Mr. causing serious anxiety to 8. A. Vernay, the big game hunter. Manchurian Government. Ono roing after the collapse last Decem The Museum has serveral mount-presents the Intereats of General ber, was submitted by the Publle | tings of the rhinoceros, but the Chang Hauch-liang and are plotting Works Committee when they wore contribution is an exceptionally fine to molest the League Commission received by the Pope this morning, After studying the plan, the specimon, and, from the scientific for the purpose of discrediting the
com- Pontiff congratulated the point of view, it will be of con- Manchukno. The other is siderable interest to students. poned of young fanatles who are mittee and ordered the works to'
Captain J. G. Dollman, assistant seeking the life of Dr. Wellington he begun immediately. keeper of the Mammals Depart- Koo.
In consequence the Manchukuo ment told a Morning Post re presentative that Mr. Vernay, hay-authorities are doing their utmost to prevent any untoward incidents ing heard of the presence solitary rhinoceros in the Malay during the forthcoming visit Peninsula, had organised an ex- the League Commisalon. pedition into the dense jungle to Recure it for the Musoum. What constitutes the rarity of the speci- men is that, although that of Female, there is a kind of tusk. Mr. Vernay has brought home the com- plete skeleton.
of a
Suspects Arrested. Thirty-seven suspects have arrested ity connexion dynamiting of the Japanese train-Reuter.
of
been with
troop
To Guard Commission.
Nanking, Apr. 16.
Captain F. A. B.. Halloway, who was a member of the expedition That China might send troops to organised by Lord Loward de protect the League Commissionera Walden to East Central Africa, on their journey to Manchuria was Joined the Vernay expedition as re-intimated by Shen Ching-ting, the presenting the British Museum, Chief of the Asiatic Department of and has collected many valuable ex-the Forcin Office-Reuler. hibits. They include flying squir- rels and chevrotains--the smallest species of antelope-and butter- flies. Captain Holloway has since
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General's Long Message.
Peking, Apr. 16.
The telegram recapitulates the events of the past few months, and denounces the Japanese, and gives reasons for declaring the indepen- dence of the Manchukuo.
The essential detall of the plan consists in the insertion into the masonry of the walls of Bram- ante's original building of a rein- forced concrete skolton reaching to the height of Sistine Hall, which is on the top floor.
The present ground floor, which in 40 feet high, is to be divided into two parts to provide room. Tho for the Vatican archives. vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Hall la to be reconstructed in Auch a way as to restore it to its original appearance.
The frescoes of the original cell- are the work of ing, which
Vasari's pupils, are to be Imitated under the direction of Professer Bingetti. Director of the Vatican Galleries.
Members of the League Com- To-day the Commissioners visit- Joined an expedition up to the mission granted further interviews ed the Great Wall of China ne the mountain in Pehang. This is an to-day. The Chairman of the Com-guests of Madame Chung Hsuch- valu-mlesion is receiving a lengthy com-liang. explored region, and some
According to semi-official Chinese able "additions to the Museum's munication from General Ma Chan-
shan; 2,500 words have already sources, Dr. Wellington Koo la collection are promised.
been received but the message was urging the Commieslon to go to Incomplete this evening.
Manchurin via Shanhaikuan, then to Tahushan and Tunglise, later then to crossing to the S.M.R.. Harbin and later to Mukden.
The Japanese Assessor is just as strongly urging the party to travel thence to After an arduous week the mem- by sen to Dairen and bers of the League Commission Mukden. Until this is settled, the' plan to visit the Great Wall at Commission's departure is likely Nankow on Sunday. There is still to continue being n doubt as to how and when the Renter. Commission will depart. A spokes- man declared this evening that we are approaching a solution. It is aunofficially but reliably reported
a possible solution to the over the reports of the discovery of that problem might be that part of the an attempt to blow up the bridge Commission, including Dr. Welling-over the Sunguri River, which, to to Mukden via gether with other events in Man- ton Koo, may go Dairen, and the remaining part via churia the Javestie interprets as a deliberate attempt to involve the Shanhaikaan.--Reuter,
Soviet's military conflagration.
SEQUEL, TO WEST AFRICAN SENTENCE.
Lisbon, March 18. Strong protests by the British Government against the arrest and sentencing of a British subject, Mr. Alfred Jennings Brewer, ship's officer in Portugueno West Afrien four years ago are to cul- minate shortly in u retrial
at Benguela of Mir. Brewer. The case against him is now being pre- pared by the Colonial authorities.
Manchurian Lasses.
\
postponed.-
The Soviet Position.
Riga, Apr. 16.
uneasiness Newspapers express
Revoll at Tsitsihar.
Harbin, Apr. 17.
Radek, discussing the prospects Mr. Drewer, while second, officer
Peking, Apr. 17.
of war in the Far East in the uf the British steamer Clan
Generala Chang Tae-hsinng and farestia anys that the Government Lamont, was arrested at Benguela in December, 1927, and charged Wan Fu-lin, former Governors of will not begin war, but will leave
worth with stealing articles
£1 Kirin und Hellungkiang. gave evid- with the enemy the responsibility from the local postmaster's house, ence to the League of Nations Com- of taking the initiative. Reuter. He denied the charge, and insisted mission to der regarding the losses. that it was
of mistaken sustained in Manchurin, in addi- A case identity, but after being kept in tion to other information. Gen.
It ia reported that Government prison nine months he was sen-Wan Fu-lin also handed the Cam- tenred to 360 days' imprisonment, misstion a telegram from Gen. Ma troops at Tsitsibar rebelled, and to date from the time of his arrest, Chan-sham from Taheiho, in which commenced looting, but were fore- and a Ane of £18. He was releas- the defender of the Nonni Rivered by the Japanese troops to re-
that detailed "Tucts about the Japanese treat. ed in December, 1928.
It is stated here domination and the puppet Mun-
na learned Japanese residents cast of Hailun chukuo Government," while he was Minister of War in have evacuated to Soviet territory.
-Reuter.
As the result of representations by the British Government, the Supreme Court of Portugal decided
in favour of a revision of the trial. Changchun.
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