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SOVIET OFFICIAL ARRESTED BY MANCHUKUO
STRANGE INCIDENT
FEARS FOR GANDHI
FRIENDS CALLED
TO POONA
CONDITION
CAUSES ALARM
Poona, May 9.
AT SUIFENHO
SUSPICIOUS PAPERS ALLEGED
A DOCUMENT
CHEWED UP!!
Marbin, May 10. An extraordinary incident, Friends of Mahatma Gandhi were hastily summoned to the which may re-arouse tension the Soviet-Manchukuo residence of Lady Thackersey at in
the dispute over Chinesc Poona to-day by known Bombay physician, Dr. Eastern Railway, occurred
Deshmukb.
well- the
Dr. Deshmukh is very seriously concerned about the health of the Congress leader and takes a very serious view of his condition.
Although Gandhi has been fast ing for little more than twenty- tur hours, he is already showing signs of nausea and is feeling the punga of hunger very acutely.
RESTLESS NIGHT. Gandhi spent a very restless night, securing only a few hours of broken sleep. He was attended by a male nurse.
Mrs. Naidu and Lady Thackersey were incessantly around him and his son, Devadas and friends are within call..
Meanwhile, the Government of India have authorised the issue of # statement from Simla derlaringi that the release of Mr. Gandhi] does not indicate any change in the general policy of the Govern- ment regarding the release of disobedience prisoner.→ civil Renter.
REPORT DENIED.
London, May 9. It is officially stated that there is no truth in the report sent to India from London that the Cabinet will consider to-morrow Mr. Gand- to 115's appeal suspend
the
1
the
Ordinances and to release political prisoners. --British Wire-
098,
THE NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
MARKS OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
BRITISH OFFICIAL
{10
ACTION
(Special to "Telegraph")
Telegraph, Corutight. Telegraphle Alegre Ordinance, 1894. Received May 1v. 1.01 m.)
London, May 9. The representations from the London Chamber of Commerce and other trade bodies on the diflicullies of complying with the Chinese Customs regulations regarding the unrking of foreign goods, which were published on March 21, have been conveyed to Sir Miles Lamp- son, the British Minister in Chinn, said Mr. Walter Runciman during the House of question time in Commons to-day.
at Suifenho yesterday, when M. Vorobieff was arrested.
re-
Our photo shows the bridge over the Luan River at Luanchow, which' line assumed gr at strategic impurtance as a result of the latest Japanoso military operation. The bridge,ir of considerable importance to British Interests in the area.
SPECTACULAR ADVANCE
M. Vorobieff is the chief of the Soviet Customs Administration in the Suifenhe area.
He was turning to Russia in accordance for the re- with the agreement moval of the customs station from JAPANESE BACK TO THE Sulfenho to Russian territory when he was seized by Manchukun frðatler guards.
SUSPICIOUS DOCUMENTS.
It is understood that the allego- tion against him is that his bag gage contained many suspicious documents.
The
LUAN RIVER
STIFF FIGHT AT CHANGLI
Tientsin, May. 10. Manchukuo frontieri guards allege that when his Practically all the territory baggage was being searched, Mabandoned by the Japanese in Yorobie snatched up, chewed their recent puzzling withdrawal and swallowed an important
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HELEN WILLS TO DEFEND TITLE
TO PLAY AT WIMBLEDON THIS YEAR
San Francisco, May 9. Mre. Helen Wills Moody, the world's lady tennis cham- plon, announced to-day her decision to defend her title at Wimbledon this year. She will be leaving. for England very shortly--Beuter,...
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United States Ready to Abandon
Isolation Policy RUTH ELDER
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OFFICIAL MR. SOONG AND SILVER
STATEMENT
SHORTLY
PREMIER'S REVIEW OF WASHINGTON TALKS
İMPORTANT RESULTS
London, May 9. That the United States is' prepared to abandon her traditional isolation policy vis-a-vis Europe's political! troubles, if a satisfactory agreement is reached at the Disarmament Conference,
QUESTION
DISCUSSION AT STATE DEPARTMENT.
(Special to "Telograph")
Telegraph, Caywright. Telegraphs Mensagem Ordinavery, 1824. Bercked May 20, 816 6396)
Washington, May 9.
Mr. T. V. Seong, accom- panied by Dr. Alfred Sze. the Chinese Ambassador, and two Chinese experts, continued their conversations with Me. Cordell Hull on trade and monetary matters to-day, with special referencé to future of silver. Mr. Cordelt Hull was nssisted by three experts. No official intimation has been given regarding results. Reuter,
was disclosed by Mr. Ram- NEW CHINA
say MacDonald, speaking in the House of Commons to- night on his recent conversa- tions with President Roose- velt.
document which he did not wish from, the fath o region has OPPONENTS the negotiations and that the posi
to fall into their hands.
M. Vorobjeff was then taken into custody.
Other Soviet Customs oficials who were returning to iussia were without permitted to proceed hindranee-Renter
PRINCE WILHELM'S WEDDING
POSTPONED TILL
JUNE.
been re-occupied according to Chinese advices from the sphere į of hostilities.
The Japanese carried out pectacular
yesterday. advance meeting with very little oppositión and oreupied Lulung and Fusing.
Chang was re-taken last evening, affording the only obstacle. Chi- ese troops from the surrounding: had concentrated. at Changli and they offered stubborn resistance before retiring. The
districts
Japanese brought tanks and ar- moured cars into action before the
town was taken.
f
IRELAND IN THE DAVIS CUP
BELGIUM'S BIG EFFORT
COINAGE
TESTING QUALITY OF SILVER
FOREIGNERS ON COMMITTEE
MARRIED AGAIN
fourth TIME OF ASKING
THREE DIVORCES
(Special to "Telegraph")
Clip Telegraph. Copyright. Terprophe
· Mensagen tidliwonce, 4891. Received Mu
Yuma, Arizona, May 9. The well-known American airwoman, Ruth Elder, was married to-day to Mr. Arnold Gillespie, a Holly- wood film director.
This is Miss Elder's fourth matrimonial venture, her three previous marriages having ended In divorces.
The aviatrix la chiefly famous for her failure to be- come the first woman to fly across! the North Atlantic. She started from Roosevelt Field in an attempt to y
nonstop to Paris. She was forced En descend on the sea, and was I picked up about 350 miles from
the Azores by a Dutch steamer,
She was divorced from Lyle Wonnek in 1928 on the ground of technical cruelty-that she had treated him scornfully and had shown that she preferred a career, She won prizes in two beauty com- (Special to "Telegraph")
petitions while employed an a Capright. Telegraph dentist's assistant. She visited Menoura Oidinner, 1991. Received May Hongkong during a world tour
The Premier remarked at the outset that hecould not say much! more than he said last Thursday, Anyone familiar with the issues involved must realise the state of;
tion in the very dellente matters which had to be faced without de-i lay and with determination to reach a definite agreement could Telegraph, not be improved by a full state-130, 500 m.mal ment on what was going on in a tentative and purely non-commit-j tal way.
COMPLETE CO-OPERATION
be
to date
EXCHANGE ACCOUNT MEASURE
Commons Passes Its Second Reading
Shanghai. May 10. | last year—Renter, A special committer, on which experts from the leading foreign and, Chinese, banks have been fa- {vited in serve, and whose work will be to examine the quality of Four days in Washington were silver dollars coined by the Cen- London, May 9. in to brief for agreements, but trat Government Mint is to Belgium made a gallant, but un-they were long enough to enable organised in Shanghai, according availing effort to best Austria in Roosevelt and himself to exchange to a decision recently adopted by the Davis Cup today. There information and survey the ground the Finance ministry. all rested on the last rubber. Lawhich their respective Govern. The Mint, which began opera- The Chinese have re-crossed the Crols having brought the coun- ments had to cross before satis-tions on March 1, has Luan Ho and are now reported to tries level by beating Artens in factory issues were reached. coined 1,800,000 dollars which be holding the west bank-Special. straight sets.
There were three big sections they have been kept in the Central In the final singles, however had to examine, namely war debts, Bank and the Mint treasury pend- Commons to-day passed the second By 238 votes to 41, the House of REPORTS CONFIRMED.
Matejka just beat De Hormian the business that would come being their examination by the com-reading of the Exchange Equalisa- The wedding of Prince Wilhelm
Peking. May 10. after thrilling five set struggle,
tion Account Bill. of Prussia to Miss Dorothen von Following in the wake of the and Austria entered the second fore the Economie. Conference and mittee.
a third section, on which there! Meanwhile Mr. Luh, Such-fu, the round.
The measure provides for iu- Salvinti, fixed for Tuesday next, rapid Chinese withdrawal,
was a fairly prolonged conversa-director of the new Mint, has been crease in the Exchange Equalisa- has suddenly been postponed until Japanese advance guards reached Matejka played a
tion, on how the British Govern-advised that the American techni-tion Account from £160,000,000 to June, no explanation being given. Changli yesterday evening,, accord-
rather easily, He won the second tion, the prospects of peace and to China bringing new design troduced primarily to prevent La- at the tenth game and the third the pacifying of disturbing ele- for dollars which he will introduce due fluctuation in sterling ox- ced, the ex-Kaiser was furious and Luan region.
Shortly afterwards u Зарапове
to love. He then eased up to rements so that co-operation between to the Chinese Mint.-Keuler. Prince Wilhelm condemned for
change quotations-Reuter, having usurped the rule of the armoured train arrived at Iloufen gain his energy, and came back the two Governments at Geneva)
to proceed i come detrothed beneath his class. Further owing to the destructing to win the fifth set in fine style should be, without coming to any House of Hohenzollern and betai, but was unable
Berlin, May 9.
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E
the
thoughtful
London, May 9.
When the betrothal was announ- ing to the latest reports from the game. After losing the first actment regarded the European aitua-fea) adviser, Mr. Grant, is en route £350,000,000, and it has been in-
Despite the opposition, however, of the railway bridge. the banns of marriage published last month.-Reuter
were
HEAVY CASUALITIES.
ber.
Ireland, thanks to G. L Bodgor's alliance and without coming to any victory over Jacobsen qualified to solid and sound agreement, meet Japan before the fifth rub-complete na human beings with
| goodwill could make it.. Large bodies of Chinese troops
Rodger, who throughout last nu-
DEBT QUESTION. are now concentrating on the west bank of the river, and Chinese and winter scored several the on brilliant achievements forces are evacuating Lulung and English and Continental courts, There was complete unanimity Funing.
Chinese
that was far superior to the Danish of opinion, said the Premier, that reports allege Japanese planes bombed Lulung, representative and won in straight the Internatioanl Economie Con- ference could not be fully auccess
(Continue on Page 7.) Chlenan and other places inflicting -ON RELINQUISHING CHINA heavy casualties.-Reuter.
ADMIRAL KELLY SEES THE KING
COMMAND
FAIR GENERALLY
sets.
Ulrich finished the encounter in Aghting spirit and won Denmark her second rubber when he beat
who McVengh,
lost both hin singles. (Spacial to "Telegraph')
The Royal Observatory reports
The details as enbled by Reuter Telegraphis that the anticyclone now covers were: fily Telegraph, Copyright.
Received May South Manchurin; pressure la re- Beanapes Ordinance, £44. The President of the Board of 100 HAN Trade added that Sir Miles Lamp- Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, who intively low to the south of Japan
Loenl Forecast: Moderate) son had been instructed to bring in relinquishing command of the and over Tongking. them to the notice of the Chinese China Station, to-day; had audience Government and to point out the with His Majesty the KingSouth or variable
generally. difficulties apprehended by the Renter
United Kingdom traders.
After moniloning that the Chinese
the
Government hnd authorised MR. QUO TAI CHI
postponement of the
anid
until January 1. kulations 1934,
Runciman Mr. he had good reason to 'hops that China would shortly sanction the use of English and French descrip- tions where now the use of Chinese affords difficulties-Reuter.
RECEIVED BY THE
QUEEN
"
(Special to "Telegrapli")
+
Received Mau
winds;
SILVER PRICES LOWER
fair
beat
At Brussels Austria beat Helgium by three matches to two. La Croix (Belgium) beat Artens 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.) Metelka (Austria) beat Dé Borman 2-6, 6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
At Copenhagen Ireland Denmark by three matches to twe. G. L. Rodger
bent (Ireland) Jacobsen 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. Ulrich (Denmark) bent McVeagh 6-2, 6-3, 6-3,
RUBBER BILL
RECEIVES SECOND
READING
London, May 9. The House of Lords to-night passed the second reading of the Rubber Contribution Bill, which provides for contributions by rub-
GERMAN OBSTRUCTION TO DISARMAMENT
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS IN
LONDON
UNEMPLOYMENT
RELIEF.
U.S. BILL REACHES PRESIDENT
(Special to "Telegraph”)
the Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Menapra Ordinance. 1891. Received May 10, 1.2) a.m.)
Washington, May 9. The House of Representatives bave finally passed the five hun- dred million dollar Unemployment Reliof Bill, one of President. Roosevelt's measures to alleviate
conditions the distressing
in America.
The Bill now goes to the Pre- sident for his signature.-Bruter.
ber manufacturera In the United Kingdom to the Research Associa- London.-May 1. interview with Mr. Norman Davis, tion of the British Rubber Mana- At the request of the German the United States special envoy facturers. Embassy. Dr. Rosenberg, one of who is now in London. The hope
· Lord Irwin, who introduced the speculators buying on the decline, the Nazi 'Blu Five', was to-day that Germany would modify her Bill, said that £15,000 would be After the official fixing, at rates received by the Foreign Secretary, policy and enable progress to
required, but it was estimated that THE DOLLAR FALLS A 9/16ths spot and d. forward Sir John Simon, and the Minister be made at Geneva is understood the contribution would not exceed
FARTHING
to have been expressed by Mr. 1/46th of a pony for each pound lower, the market ruled quietly of War, Lord Hallsham. steady, although the opinion is Dr. Rosenberg was aent, to ex-Norman Davis.
He emphasised the American The dollar dropped a farthing held that rates will largely depend plain the Nazi policy on current
The Government grant, he add- the fluctuations of this morning in sympathy with upon
the affairs. It is learned that he view that an atmosphere of good- 18y Telegraph, Copyright. Telemente silver prices in London and New American dollar, with a tendency discussed with the British Minis- will at the Disarmament Coned, would be discontinued.
The Research Association will A car driven by Mr. Smith, of the Mesure Ordinance, 117.
The local market seems to York.
dollar ters the economic and military forence la absolutely essential for lower. If the Kowloon Canton Railway, collided. B.m.)
Ateady, but there is little business strongthons.
position of Germany. and it London, May 9.
fathe success of the Economic Con-have to be closed down If the Bill with a 7-year-old Chinese child, Au Mul, in Waterloo Road yesterday, Her Maiesty the Queen to-day doing and the undertone in In- This is also the feeling in New belloyed that he also touched ferente. He also made it clear is not passed, and the measure Is York where the rate was one cent upon the situation at the Disarma- that America la vory opposed to supported by many important or causing injuries which resulted in the received Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the clined to be weak.
In London, the Continent turned down at 34% in an easy market.ment Conference,
the re-armament of any nation.ganleations despite opposition by victim's admission to the Kowloon well-known Chinese diplomat, and.
China andi The crude rate was 3.03%
Dr. Bosenberg also had an Reuter.
gto
of rubber.
I a number of firms.--Reuter,