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TAI CHI URGES REINFORCEMENT IN SHANGHAI
BATTLE FOR WILL XIXTH ARMY
MUKDEN
FRESH DRIVE BY VOLUNTEERS
JAPANESE HARD.
PRESSED
Tokyo, Sept. 1.
Heavy fighting is proceeding
RETURN?
FEARS OF NEW WAR IN
ALL MINDS
between Japanese troops and. FEW TROOPS IN ZONE
hosts of "Volunteers" in the
vicinity of Mukden, according to a message from the Asahi cor- respondent.
The seriousness of the situn- tion is now admitted in Japanese circles. The strictest martial ław is being maintained in Mukden, whose streets are still silent, despite the fact that this involves the reduction of men available for the scene of the) tighting.
The Asahi correspondent says that the fresh series of attacks by! the Chinese Volunteers against Mukden were launched carly this morning and bitter encounters have occurred at a dozen places.
Groups of marauders estimated at least five thousand are moving! towards Mukden from all points. of the compass, their passage being strenuously resisted.
The invaders are plentifully; equipped with machine-guns and
and first news of the actual
(SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH.")
Shanghai, Sept. 1.
Fears of a renewal of Sino-Japanese hostilities in the Shanghai area are in everybody's mind and a parallel is being drawn between Mr. Murai's demand for a reply to his protest and the similar prelude to the
war in January.
.
Chinese residents of a warlike disposition are already commencing an agitation for the return of the Nineteenth Route Army to Shanghai.
LATEST
INDUSTRIAL
PLANNING SCHEME
RESENT SYSTEM HELD SUFFICIENT.
uf
London, Aug. 31. The Committee appointed to investigate the desirability promoting new industrial develop- ment of central organisation to institute research, has report> ed that the existing Government organisation ia eficient எ suilleiently flexible for the pur- pose and that they are unable, therefore, to recommend the establishment of a new organisa- tion.-British Wirclass.
GTMARADAJKANALOGIASTESTATESINTÜLERENGANDUN
Recruits to the Reichswehr taking the national oath at Potsdam. The ald Junker spirit is awakening to new life, sublimated by President Hindenburg.
PEACE WITH GERMAN
GERMAN DEFENCE
IRELAND
BRITAIN. MAKING NO OVERTURE
(Telegraph Special.)
London, Aug. 31.
Anglo-Irish
General Tai Chi, the Garrison Commander of the Shanghai and Hints from Ottawa of an Woosung areas, interviewed by the impending Chin Press, yesterday, deplored agreement, to be initiated by pener the lack of a suflicient force of
a calling, off of the tariff war,
BOMB RAID
RAID troops around Shanghai "to cope appear to have been a trifle
trench mortars, as well as rifles.CENTRAL STORE iny suggests that they are making: headway. It is said that the attackers are aiming chiefly at the arsenal, the aerodrome and the radio station.-Reuter.
WINTER IN THE ANTARTIC
CAPTAIN LARSEN'S
EXPEDITION
(Special to "Telegraph")
WRECKED
WARNING COMPLIANCE IGNORED
with an eventuality."
OUTBREAK UNLIKELY,
premature.
Nothing is known at Whitehall While General Tai Chi indicated regarding any impending develop-: his opinion that another Sino- ments toward a settlement of the Japanese outbreak of hostilities is differences between London and most unlikely particularly on the Dublin.
ove of the presentation of the The return of the Free State de
on Reports, he emphasised the legates from Ottawa seems to have importance of strengthening the aroused expectations which are Chinese dofences.
without justification at the moment,
At the present time, he said, though the story of a patching up there are no troops stationed in of the dispute emanated in Ottawa Chapel and the whole of this im- from Irish quarters, The control of the police and the portant territory has been left to Peace Preservation Corps organis-
NO MOVE BY BRITAIN. Certainly, there is no immediate
Shanghai, Sept. 1. Another serious bombing in- cident in the heart of Shanghai last night has tightened the anti- Japanese tension according to aed by the Municipal Government hope of peace insofar as the re vivid account of the affair in the of Greater Shanghai. China Press this morning.
A clock store in the central dis-! trict was bombed and damaged by. terrorists belonging to the "Bloody Oslo, Aug. 31. Group for the Extermination of An expedition to the Altaretic Traitors" presumably, since last is being planned by Captain Riiser week the owners of the store stat Larden, a member of several ofed that they had received a war- Amundsen's expeditions.
ning letter from the organisation. The letter demanded that search be made of the stock for evidence of Japanese merchandise,
He hopes to leave shortly for the Antarctic where the party will spend the winter, but arrangements are not yet complete.-Reuter.
COTTON STRIKE
*
SPREADING
150,000 WEAVERS DOWN TOOLS
London. Sept. 1. It is anticipated that by the end .of the week nine-tenths of the weavers in the Lancashire cotton industry will have left employment and the mills shut down,
THROWN FROM CAR. Despite the fact that a search. was made and that no evidences i were found, without further war-
XIXTH ARMY,
ports suggest the imminence fresh developments on the British! Iside.
There are only two regiments in the Shanghai zone, he declared, no change need he looked for unless It is authoritatively stated that the of them is at Nantao and the the Free State Government alters other in the Chinese City.
the position.Reater.
Comi-
THOMÁS VISIT RUMOUR.
DEMARCHE
ARMAMENTS EQUALITY
DEMANDED
NOTE TO FRANCE
EU
VAIN NAZI
STRUGGLE
COMPROMISE WITH THE CENTRE PARTY
NO IMPRESSION ON PRESIDENT
Berlin, Aug. 31. Tremendous activity is going on behind the scenes in the poli- tical world, the outcome of which cannot be predicted. It is the general opinion, however, that President Hindenburg will con-- sent to no process which will de- prive Captain von Papen of full powers.
the
The Reichstag is not meeting again until September 8 to hear Chancellor's political pro- gramme, after which it is expect- ed that an indefinite adjournment will be moved in order to avoid a dissolution.
The interval will be employed in negotiations between the Nazis and the Centre. These discus- sions for a coalition are at present only in their initial stage, and the possibility still exists of a dissolu- tion by Presidential decres since the Cabinet has indicated that it will not allow discussion of the emergency decrces, against which the Social-Democrata have already. submitted a motion.
LONDON, AUG. 31. QUROPE HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A FRESH SENSATION BY A LEAKAGE OF INFORMA-
INTERVIEW REFUSED. TION REGARDING A GERMAN NOTE TO FRANCE
President Hindenburg has in- CONCERNING PLANS FOR THE REORGANISA formed the Reichstag deputation, TION OF GERMANY'S DEFENCES AND DEMAND-Nazi Speaker, and the Deputy! consisting of Captain Goering, the ING EQUALITY IN ARMAMENTS.
Speaker that he cannot receive them for an interview at his
The demand was foreshadowed at the closing session of the country seat, but will be prepared Disarmament Conference when Germany refused to subscribe to do so on his return to Berlin to the resolution submitted. It was not expected, nevertheless, next week. that any demarche would made until after the Conference had causett consternation in the ranks
re-assembled.
The President's decision has
of the Nazis and it seems to
It is understood that the British Government has already suggest that Hindenburg is also been approached in the same matter by the Wilhelmstrasse, but only verbally. The Note to France is formal,
M. HERRIOT RETURNING TO PARIS
GERMANY ANNOYED.
playing for time while the plans of Captain von Papen and General von Schleicher reach fruition.
BARGAINING OUTLOOK.
The Nazis declare, however, that the refusal to meet them for. the present does not mean that the door has been closed to efforts
the which they are of opinion a work- ing majority can be achieved with the assistance of the Centro Party. The success of their efforts is,
Asked regarding the possibility of the detachment of the Nine-
Reuter's correspondent cabled bourg for Paris at once and the to induce the President to change teenth Route Army to Shanghali
to London to-day making the an-German demarche will be discuss-his views about the Reichstag, in General Tai Chi said, it would be
Lond, Later. nouncement that 2421 importanted at a special meeting of difficult as General Tsui Ting-kai's Thomas will visit Dublin soon.
It is rumoured that Mr. J. H. note from the French Ambassa-Cabinet to-morrow. men are now engaged in
dor in Berlin had been received) munist
Mr. de Valera, it is understood, the Quai D'Orsay and despatch- suppression in. Fukien has decided to attended the meeted to M. Herriot at Cherbourg. Province-Reuter.
In the meantime, Reuter's cur-in government circles, regarded as ings of the Council of the League communicates the von Papen Gov- German official quarters.
It is understood that the Note respondent in Berlin states that most unlikely as President Hinden- of Nations at Geneva in Septem-ernment's views on the reorganisa-admitting a new demarche in con-Centre coalition would be only a while burg is convinced that a Nazi- ber. He will probably be elected tion of the German army.
ning fast night, a bomb was thrown YOUTHFUL EARL'Sirman.-Reuter
fram 21 motor-car during thei height of the trade, in which the bombers quickly disappeared.
The shop sustained considerable damage, wreckage being strewn all over the place, but fortunately salt of the explosion. there were no easualties as a re-
JAPANESE WARNINGS. According to the Chine
ROMANCE
MARRIES COUSIN
SECRETLY
STRICT SILENCE.
nexion with the reorganisation of chance product of party bargain- Germany's defences. are some-ing without & programma of what indignant that the news has value.--Renter. The Foreign Othee maintains a been allowed to slip out before the Note art tents of the Note, but it is ns-known to M. Herriot-Reuter. sumed to advnuce elaims to equality in armaments,
STRANGE SHARE strict silence regarding the con- the contents of
DEALINGS
Germany's
Jip-
LOAN CONVERSION.
in which connexion it is believed that Britain has also been
Paris, Later. In addition to Germany's Note, the Cabinet meeting to-morrow M. Herriot ін leaving Cher-will also discuss a French Jonn tonversion scheme which is ex- pected to apply to about a hun- dred milliards of francs, on bonds bearing from five to seven cent. interest.
INJUNCTION GRANTED {proached. Calgary, Aug. 31. It was revealed to-day that the
IN LONDON Preas eighteen-year-old Earl of Egmont, More mills had to be closed for which quotes the Eastern Times, a hon of the "Rancher Earl," who lack of operatives yesterday and Japanese group calling itself the returned to Canada after the the strikers now exceed 150,000,
Red Jacket Protection Corps has death of his father in a motor) The employers allege intimida-been formed to oppose the activi- smash in England in May last, tion by the strikers but hitherto ties of the "Bloody Group" and was recently married to his cousin, there has been very little serious retaliate against the boycott of
has warned merchants that it will Miss Aun Geraldine Moodie. disorder.---Reuter.
The Earl and Countess of Egmont Japanese gends with pistols and are now on their honeymoon in
British Columbia.-Reuter.
SWEDISH MATCH
COMPANY
RECONSTRUCTION
APPROVED.
Stockholm, Aug. 31.
The representatives of American creditor banks have now definitely assented to the proposals for the reconstruction of the Swedish Match Company.
bombs. Reuter.
LAST VOLUME OF FEETHAM REPORT ON SHANGHAI
London, Sept. 1. Mr. Justice Goddard has grant a motion by five minority share- holders of the Chosen Corporation, Limited. against the directors of the company, for an injunction re- utilising the Corporation's monies straining the defendants from for subscribing to three Japanese companies whose shares the Cor- poration held and preventing these; companies from using the money;
SUN'S ECLIPSE DISAPPOINTMENT
CLOUDS OBSCURE
per
GERMAN INVASION BY AIR
BIG MEETING AT HESTON
Cologne, Aug. 31. Fifteen acroplanes flown by some
of Germany's best known air- men and airwomen are leaving The new rate will probably be Dusseldorf aerodrome in the mor- four and
ning to attend a great week-end half per cent. per mitting a saving of
air meeting at Heston aerodrome, Frs. Boine 1,200,000,000 annually.
organised by British flors to re-
It will be necessary to summon a pay hospitality received abroad.
The invading ficet is led by Cap-
| special session of Parliament for
fer, Fraulein Elli Beinhorn, Cap- tain Loerzer, a famous war pllot, and Herr Rushman, the well-known German film star-Reuter.
OBSERVATION
Now York, Aug. 31.
the purpose of voting approval oftain von Hooppner, the vice-presi to buy Chosen Corporation shares was virtually suspended at tea-tober-Reuter.
Business throughout the elty will be introduced in early Oc-includes the long-distance woman the scheme, which it is expected dent of the German Aero Club, and
until the trial of an action.
Plaintiff's cotinsel
timo during to-day's eclipse of the said that sun. fifty thousand pounds had been Thousands upon thousands of SIKH BOYCOTT OF spent for shares at par (which workers gathered on the roofs and 1) while the value of the shares nt windows to witneay a 95 per had never exceeded six shillings.cent celipse in an almost cloudless
Mr. Justice Goddard, giving sky.
Judgemont, roferred of the sale of
GUEST OF .KING GEORGE
LARGER COUNCIL RECOMMENDED:
ROUND TABLE PERMANENT OFFICIALS
shares of the Corporation at n. Unfortunately from a scientific DISSATISFIED WITH price much above that obtainable lowpoint, similar conditions did The investigators of the Com-
COMMUNAL AWARD Shanghai, Sept. 1. committee syston).
on the London Stock Exchange and not prevail at points where totality pany's position are convinced that it
MR. THOMAS RETURNS The concluding volume of Mr. would be in the best interests of Justice Feetham's report on the financial control and
His chapters are devoted to (1.) said that if that sort of business occurred.
Lahore, Aug. 31. functiona
had been going on it was wholly The scientists naxombled ut creditors for the company to con- problems
The dissatisfaction of the Sikhs
TO LONDON (2 undesirable and, if provert, might Conway, New Hampshire, were dis- at the British Government's Com- tinue in business.-Reuter.
Shanghai of the finance committee, Foreign Settlement is published provisions relating to the appoint turn out to be fraudulent-Reuter, appointed as dark clouds obscured munal
London, Aug. 31. olectorate decision, fa The Dominions Secretary, Mr. to-day. It deals almost entirely mont and duties of auditors, (3.)
the phenomenon, only a thin rim shown by a resolution passed by J. H. Thomas, returned to London The Royal Observatory reports that with internal questions of muni-Council and rules affecting their prospectus has just been issued. It
qualifications of members of the The Diocesan Boys' School's new visible.
of light from the
boing the Sikh "Council of Action," pro-to-day from Balmoral, where, with #weak anticyclone has developed to cipal adininistration.
hibiting Sikhs from participating the Prime Minister, he has been onduct, and tenuro of office, and has been completely revised and re.
The British party of observers, in the Round Table Conference the guest of the King
of the
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