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NINE DIVISIONS OF RED ARMY ON FRONTIER
MISS ETZDORF CRASHES.
Japan Anticipating Provocative Incidents in North Manchuria.
HONGKONG-BERLIN REIGN OF CHAOS IN
FLIGHT FAILS.
SLIGHTLY
HURT.
Berlin, Apr. 17.
Fraulein Marga von Etzdorf, the famous German airwoman.
wan
lightly injured to-day when her plane crashed at Bangkok in the course of her flight to Berlin from Hongkong.
The
mesange from Bangkok nolifying the mishap states that
Fraulein Margs von Etxderf. the plane, a Junkers Junior, wasi destroyed. Mins Etzdorf having i a lucky escape from more seriosi injury,
She left Hongkong on ber Right; to Berlin, after a very successful. outward journey via Russia and Siberia, on March 1. dying vin Canton, Wuchow and Hanoi...: Reuter.
How Many Feet Has a Monkey?
WRONG!
(Router's Special Service).
London, Apr. 17.
The problem of how many monkey can be regarded possessing was not, it now
pets, Inally disposed of by
MANCHURIA.
FOREIGN TRAVELLER'S
REVELATIONS.
THE C.E.R. MENACE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
DIVIS
AND
Shanghai, Apr. 18, 1.15 p.m. IVISION OF THE SPOILS, OR WAR|
SOVIET BETWEEN
RUSSIA JAPAN. ONE OF THESE ALTERNATIVES APPEARS TO BE THE LOGICAL OUTCOME OF THE CRITICAL, IMPOSSIBLE SITUA- TION IN MANCHURIA, ACCORDING TO A FOREIGN TRAVELLER, WELL QUALIFIED TO JUDGE, WHO HAS ARRIVED IN SHANGHAI FROM HARBIN.
IN THE FIRING LINE during war gemus, gasmasked infantrymen of the Sovist Red Army are shown here during rifle practice on suow blanketed terrain.
PEACE PROBLEM.
Japan's Reply To Geneva.
Chinese Leaders Dissatisfied.
In his opinion, the Far East spotlight will be switch-the demand for ed from Shanghai to Manchuria very shortly. The Manchuria Government is in a state of complete paraly. sis, the Soviet is striving to worsen a situation which it is in Japan's interest to improve, actively assisting the "rebels" and the "bandits."
The Japan is watching developments with some apprehension is revealed by a Consular Despatch from Harbin to the Tokyo Foreign Office, reporting that the Soviet has nine divisions concentrated in the Far East.
C.E.R. BROUGHT TO STANDSTILL.
THE DANGERS.
i
Geneva, Apr. 17.
in the
The stumbling block Shanghai negotiations in not the question of supervision of the with- denwal of the Japanese troops, but unconditional time-limit for withdrawal.
Milymans, the chairman of the Assembly Committee of Nineteen, has informed both Dr. W. W, Yen and Mr. Nagaoka of the upshot of yesterday's private meeting of the Committer and both have informed their governments and awaiting instructions,
Chinese Attitude.
་་་
The Chinese delegation, mean- while. expresses ilissatisfaction with the Committee proceedings od are pressing for a public meet- ing of the Committer, falling which they will ask for a meeting of the Assembly,
optimistic Japanese circles are that satisfactory solution of the Shanghai difficulty will be found.
The operation of the Chinese (their troops a the deatier. Eastern Railway has been inter- rupted by Chinese guerillas, sup- ported, it is alleged by most de
If Japan ma le a' rove to carry
Ma Chan-Shan Statement. pendable circles, by the Soviet.
Several Important fronts alungut such a jees, it is almost certain that descow would bave
The Chinese delegates have re- feet the CER. line are occupied by great deal to say on the subject
as these "rebel" forces, who have suc and would be almost certain to seived a lengthy memorandum from apceeded in brining business and
on the other hand, i General Ma Chan-shan, describing net. Japan,
the Japanese aetion in Manchuria could hardly watch aletly and and attributing to General Honjo, without protest a Soviet military the commander-in-chief, of the berupation of North unless there is a secret underapause forces in Manchuria, the.
statement that Japan is determin standing between the two couned to retain Manchuria at any cost tries, which has been denied.
and will not hesitate to go to war with any third State interfering..........
the every other kind of life in North
derision of the Honourable Board Muneluria to a standstill.
f Customs in London.
A matter not to be so lightly settled, it was placed by the Board!
CANNOT LAST.
The situation is an chaqtie that of Customa in the hands of it cannot possibly be pus mitted experts for enquiry and after to last. The Manchukać Govern- extensive research, a new decision ment is helpless and, in the opinion has been made, reversing that of the given a few days ago,
It is now held that monkeys are four-footed and not four-handed, that they will be duty free.
TRAVEL TALK TO-NIGHT.
YOUNG EXPLORER TO
BROADCAST.
The public will be interested to: learn that Mr. John Wells, the young son of Mr. Carveth Wells, F.R.G.S., the well-known explorer, ; is to give a talk from the Broad- casting Studio to-night.
gentleman
mentioned earlier, the only way out is to swiftly move troops to occupy the whole zone of the Chinese Eastern Railway.
Manchuria.
SOVIET STRENGTH.
It is known that there are well
immediate, striking distanen
ver 100,000 Soviet troops within North Manchuria, and the outlo
iz ominons.
41 1
If this will aut be done by Japan, It will be done by the Soviets, who | Harbin, says my informant, is have completed the passing of in a stale aj complete confusion,
Mr. Wells will speak on his ad- ventures in Central Africa, theat
MOSCOW AND TOKYO VERSIONS.
OF THE SITUATION.
THE PEACE-LOVING SOVIET.
CONSUL'S RECALL
DEMANDED.
Moscow, Apr. 18. The recall of the Chinese Consul Blagoveschensk, in eastern
THE PROVOCATIVE SOVIET.
TRAIN WRECKED: TROOP CONCENTRATION.
Tokyo, Apr. 18,
Reuter,
SHARP SKIRMISH
SCOTLAND YARD SLEUTHS.
FORMING NEW AGENCY.
NOTED OFFICERS RESIGN.
(Renter's Special Service),
London, Apr. 17. Scotland Yard is losing somet of its most cunning sleuths by the formation of a new detec tive agency, on the lines of the famous Pinkerton's of America, by Superintendent Charles Co- oper, one of the "Big Five" of Scotland Yard.
He has tendered his resignation? after over forty years' service, dur Ing, which he handled many of the Yard's most difficult cases, includ
JAPANESE ACCUSED OF Ing the Crippen and Seddon case.
HOSTILE MOVE.
WAR MENACE AGAIN.
:
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
Shanghai, Apr. 18, 11.32 a.m.
will assisted in the new, detective agency by Inspectori Selby, nlan one of the Yard's most efficient officers, who has also re- signoti,
Civilian Experts.
It is expected that Superinten dent Cooper and Inspector Selby will be joined by other officers of distinction in the new organisation," which is opening offices in Regent Street, although the agency will not be confined to C.I.D., officers, for Superintendent Cooper worked for three months with Pinkerton's and intends embodying most of their methods, one of which is the em THE PERIL OF A RENEWAL OF HOSTILITIES, ployment of civilians with expert
AS A SEQUEL TO THE ADVANCE OF THE knowledge of criminology.
Superintendent, Cooper and In- CHINESE EIGHTY-EIGHTH DIVISION AND THE
spector Selby were jointly foundars CONSEQUENT THREAT TO THE JAPANESE of the Scotland Yard Flying Squad FLANK, ASSUMED MORE DEFINITE PROPOR. formed for combatting the activi TIONS YESTERDAY WHEN THE FIRST CLASH ties of motor-car bandits and car
thloves. BETWEEN THE RIVAL FORCES OCCURRED.
The Chinese allege that the action was precipitated by a hostile Japanese movement in which patrols came into contact, the Japanese opening fire,
Meanwhile, there is plenty of evidence that the Nanking Government is actively preparing for further; hostilities. Chinese who returned from Nanking to Shanghai to-day declare that the Government is comi mandeering steamers at Nanking for the transport of troops to the Shanghai area.
When they reached Soochow, it was noticed that considerable activity and bustle were characteristic of the military base camps.
THE SOOCHOW CREEK CROSSED.
SERIOUS MOTOR
ACCIDENT.
FOREIGNER BADLY INJURED.
A rather serious accident oc-
curred in Nuthan Road at about
nine o'clock this morning when Mr. J. Nobron, of Turkish nationality, and described as a shop-keeper of No. 86, Nathan Road, was injured and had to be taken to hospital... 1. According to the report of Tam On, driver of Kowloon Motor Bus No. 107, he was driving along Nathan Road towards Yaumati and when in the vicinity of the Dairy Farm, Mr. Nobron, who intended to board the bus, got too far onto the road, and, before the bus could avold him, was knocked down.
His right leg was badly injured Japanese attack was entirely and he was taken to the Kowloon unprovoked, and anxiety is ex. Hospital, his condition being con- pressed that such skirmishes may lend to much more serious encounters.
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”).
Shanghai, Apr. 18, 11.19 a.. Jous casualties. The Japanese
JAPAN ACCEPTS.
According to a statement to the lassen are unknown. Chinm
The Chinese declare that the' Press by responsible Tokyo. Apr. 18.
Chinese officials, heavily armed Its authoritatively announced Japanese patrols yesterday cross- that instructions will probably be
sent to the Japanese delegationed the Soochow Creek and fired on faf Geneva to-night, intimating that Chinese troops.
sidered serious..
The tension is increasing and CONGRESS FUNDS
the proposals of the Committee of A heavy fire was exchanged for Nineteen are acceptable to the some time and the Chinese are the situation may be regarded as Japanese Government, with the reported to have suffered numer-serious.-Renter. exception that Jupan reserves the right to say, when the time comes, whother she agrees that normal conditions have been restored.-- Reuter.
Nanking Talk
broadcast to take place at appro- Siberia, has been requested by M., the investigations carried out ernment officials met at the Gov-
ximately 7.30 p.m.
BRITISH BUDGET
TO-MORROW.
A RUBBER DUTY REPORT.
London, Apr. 18.
HUPEH RED DOLLAR SLIGHTLY
MENACE.
BITTER BATTLE
(Special to "Telegraph”)
Hankow, Apt. 18.
RISES.
HIGHER SILVER
PRICES.
CONFISCATED.
ACTION BY DELHI GOVERNMENT.
Ahmedabad, Apr. 18. The Government of India has confiscated a sum
of £2,475, de- posited in an Ahmedabad bank by the Gujerat Saba.
Nanking, Apr. 18. Members of the Executive Youn assembled yesterday for n cussion on the Shanghai silon-
The seizure of the money was tion. General Chiang Kai-shok, Mr.
With silver considerably up in ordered on the ground that it wasy While proof positive is still lack-Wang Ching-wei and other Gov-
London and New York, the Hong-being used for furthering the un kong dollar advanced 1/8th to-day lawful programme of the Indian following the derailment of the ornment Club at Tongehan where
to 18. 2 d. The local market National Congress. the Litvinoff.
Commissar for Japanese troops train last week, all the facts concerning the Sino-
opened steady, but when speculators The Gujorat Saba is the oldest Foreign Affairs.
when over a hundred casualties Japaness discussions at the Ar-1 The recall is requested on the occurred, indicate that the line was mistice Conference wore outlined.
began buying it took on a rather public body in Ahmedabad. It enater tone.
played a prominent part in pro ground that the Consul allegedly dynamited by Russian Communists. Following strong pressure by
Silver rose 3/16ths in London, moting the Ahmedabad Congress in sent to various parts of China and
This-urious charge is contained Mr. Wang Ching-wol and the Gov- Wen-kan, the
spot and forward. China bought, 1921, when Gandhi was appointed other countries, coded telegrams in a Japanese Consular Despatch ernment, Mr. L
Bitter fighting is now going on while at the rise Chinn and specula- Director and the Bardoli "no-tax conveying manifestoes from from Harbin, which was received in Foreign Minister, altered
his between Government troops and tors sold. The market was quiet. campaign" was launched-Router. General Ma Chan-shan.
Tokyo to-day and which contains Intention to resign.
the Communist armies in the Hung important information regarding In a statement to the Press, Lake district, and the government the Soviet mobilisation.
Mr. Lo Wen-kan said that for commander admits to over six quartor, with the market steady.
"NON-INTERFERENCE."
ត
NINE DIVISIONS.
A sorious attempt is at last being made to rid Hupeh Province of the Communist
menace.
New York reports a riso of a
THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.
twenty years he had devoted his hundred casualties, the losses in- The Soviet Government minin-
The Royal Observatory reporte tains that the Consul's action
time to judicial matters and concluding a brigade-commander and
During the week-ond, six fur the Praise to the cast of Hokkaido, ther cases of meningitis wore.co liable to injure the Soviet's policy
aldared himself inexperienced in a colonel, both of whom wore that the antleyclone has passed into with The report stresses that the] the administration of foreign killed. A possibility of the inclusion of of strict non-interference
Soviet has now completed the con-affaire. He accepted the Foreign The Communist casualties are Another has developed over the ported, to the health authorities. tax on rubber in Tuesday's bud- Manchurian affairs." get in envisaged by the Morning Telegraph privileges have been centration of nine divisions of Ministry at Nanking because of unknown but they are believed to Lower Yangtze Valley. Thode Of these, four were from Kow pression is situated to the west of loon, one from Victoria and one suspended pending the appointment troops in the Far East and ex- the national crisia, He would have been exceedingly heavy.
the opinion that con-continue at the Foreign Office so The engagement is proceeding, Vladivostock, moving eastward from Aberdeen, Apart from this the Budget Eve by the Manchurian Government of pressen
Imoderate; fair, apcculations follow the lines already an official acceptable to the Soviat. soquently, the Soviet is likely to long as the Government could not the Reds resisting the Government Local forecast:-N. E. become more provocativo.-Router. And a successor. Renika.
forces desperately-Reuter. Indicated.-Router.
-Rentor.
Poat.
winds, There were also three cas
small-pax notised,