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February 27, 1929, Temperature 50

No. 18,502. 一拜醇 號七廿月二年二十二百九千一英

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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

BUSINES NCTIOES

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/4 13/10 To-day's openingʻrate 2/4 13/16.

Tennis

Tournament

MRE LABOUR TROUBLE,

FREICH BANK SCANDAL.

SENSATIONAL ALLEGATIONS.

CHARGES AGAINST OLEMENCEAU.

PARIS, February 26.

A scandal recalling that of the Panama appears to

ENGINEERING INDUSTRY CRISIS.

GENERAL LOOKOUT ORDERED..

LONDON, February 26.

A national crisis has arisen in the engineering be developing from the Banque Industrielle de Chibe industry. The employers have given notice of a lockout affair. M. Andre Tardieu and M. Blonard Ignaco are on March 11 in connection with the dispute over the both important colla orators with M. Clemenceau in the freedom of the management with regard to overtime affair with the opportunity of directing terrible attacks concerning which a hallot by the men resulted in upon highly placed personages. It is alleged a rival rejection of the recommendation of the executive in bank had in the Briand cabinet strong supporters whq favour of acceptance of the memorandum laying down opposed the refloating of the Banque Industrielle de that trade unions should not interfere with the right of Chine. The name of M. Doumer is mentioned in this employers to exercise managerial functions in their establishments. Half a million men are directly affected, but the employers and the union will confer on March 7 with a view to averting the trouble.

connection.

SHIPBUILDING STRIKE?

Those who are indignant at those attempts to discredit responsible personages urge that if there is to be an inquiry it should be comprehensive and include allegations against M. Clemenceau and his followers; Meanwhile it is understood a ballot of shipbuilding specially with regard to the one of the former deputy workers on the employers' proposal to remove the bonus M. Paul Meunier who bas just been released after of 26s. 6d. a week in two instalments beginning on serving 27 month's prison without trial on the ground March 16 has resulted in a majority in favour of that there was no evidence justifying his committal for rejection, thus aising the possibility of a shipbuilding

lockout. trial for "intelligences with the enemy." It is alleged: that M. Paul Meunier offended M. Clemencesu. As 6 deputy he was immune from stress except with the permission of a parliamentary commission, but he was. arrested during the electoral period at the end of 1919 when one parliament was dissolved and another parlia- ment was not elected, and technically a deputy was 210 longer a deputy.

It is alleged that M. Paul Meunier, who is a barrister, opposed the interests of an enemy banker named Rosenberg which M. Clemencean's brother, who is also a barrister, was defending. M. Paul Meunier politically As an advanced radical. He is editor of the defaitiste newspaper La Verite.

LAT, DASI HALNAY

EAST INDIA • RAILWAY STRIES.

WORKERS GRADUALLY RESUMING.

CALCUTTA, February 26, The East Indian Railway workers (who struck for political motivea) are gradually resuming. A rail wes found aeross the track between Asansol and Sitaram pur. Stones were thrown at the driver of a' goods train at Burdwan.

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A Europeau lady was badly cat in the band in terrible tussle with an Indian armed with a knife who entered her compartment as the express was leaving Burdwan Indians in the next compartment pulled the alarm and the assailant fled, taking the lady's purse..

LIQUOR FOR DRYLAND.

BRITISH SCHOONER DETAINED,

PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, February 20, The United States coastguard cutter has seized a Nova Scotian motor schooner named “Emerald" flying the Britis's flag with a cargo of 1,000 cases of liquor for New York delivery: The crew have been detained pending examination.

BIG MANILA FIRE..

4,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS,

MANILA, February 26,

In a disastrous fire 800 houses were barned down, and 4,000 people are homeless.

HONOUR FOR LASC&LLES.

LONDON, February 26, Viscount Lascelles has been appointed a Knight

the Gaiter,

PRI CE'S PATIALA VISIT.

THREE DAYS' SPORT.

GORGEOUS STATE BANQUET.

LONDON, Fabraary 26.

After a friendly demonstration of cheering by a crowd between 50,000 and 100,000 strong at the people's fair at Delhi, the Prince of Wales spent three days at Patiala playing polo, shooting and pig-aticking. He was entertained at a gorgeous state banquet.

The Prince laid the foundation stone of the King borge's royal military college at Jallandur, the first of several schools for the sons of Indian soldiers to be built with mmies in the King Emperor's patriotic fund subscribed during the war. Subsequently the Prince le't for Lahore.

INDIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE.

AN EIGHT HOURS' DISCUSSION.

DeLar, February 26. The all-India Congress committee, after eight hours discussion, passed Gandhi's res,lution (mentioned in our earlier cables) practically unaltered. It is under- stood that the resolution goes beyond Gandui's personal views and was drafted to meet opinions generally held by the Congress and the leaders of the Halaviyas. The views favouring abandonment of civil disobedience and non-co-operation found no supporters.

IO BOUND BILTIC.

BLOCKADE BREAKS.

STOCKHOLM, February 26. The ice. blockade at Gothenburg has broken. Fourteen ships held up off the Vingo lighthouse have arrived at Gothenbarg, "

[A previous cable stated: Eighteen steamere arg icebound in the Baltic, soms in a critical position. Oo hae already been wrecked but the crew was rescued. A gale is blowing feebørgs ashure.]

IRISH ELECTION DELAY.

SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL

LONDON, February 26.

series of conferences at the Colonial Office be Teen Mr. Churchill and representatives of the South Trish and North Irish governments with regard to the three months delay in the Irish elections ended this morning. The South Irish representatives are going to Irdland to right. It is understood that the situation. is much more hopeful.

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