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The China Mail.

Jeves Fluid

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THE DOLLAR. Today's closing, rate 2/3/7/16 Today's opening rate 2/3 7/16.

ESTA:

Soptember 25, 1928, Temperature 78,

Baromoter 29 74 Rainfall 000 inch.

SHDD

Humility :87

·Septembar 25, 1922. Temperature 77.

No. 18.990.

二拜禮 號五廿月九年三十二百九十一漤

HONGKONG. TUESDAY BEPTEMBER 25, 1023

日五十月八亥癸水盧年二十國读

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GERMANY'S RUHR RESISTANCE.

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WASHINGTON, September 24.

ABANDONMENT GENERALLY FAVOURED.

(Heuter's Service to the China Mail.).

BERLIN, September 24-

Herr Stinnes was among the Ruhr represent- President Coolidge in his first public hedre jaljyes who to-day conferred with the Inperial Gov since he became President, at the annual convenerament as regards the question of the abandon- tion of the American Red Cross, declared that faith |ment of passive resistance. Unofficially it is known. in things spiritual tempered with the common side that the majoйty of the delegates favoured abans was the kind of practical idealism reflected in the donment on the ground that passive resistance had history of the United States. The American people recently been benefitting the French more than the were unlikely to adopt any other. This idealism Germans and the financing thereof was using up was illustrated by the men who went to rescue paper marks to such an extent that it was literally Europe when the liberty of the world was at stake impossible to produce them. but who, after victory, retired from the field "unencumbered by spoils, independent, unattached and unbonghit."

Herr Stresemann is now conferring with party leaders and State Premiers and will address the Reichstag on Friday. The papers point out that this is the most critical week since the Republic was created. All but the ultra-Nationalists admit

Another illustration was the American response to the appeal for five million dollars for Japanese relief to which about double that sun was im the necessity of the abauf inment of passive mediately contributed. Men were gradually learn-resistance.

ing that great wealth and a mighty army and navy were ent the real rulers of the world, civilisation relying more and more on moral force, it was the Red Cross application of this principle that made it such a tremendous success.

RUMOURS OF REVOLT.

GERMAN GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.

BERLIN, September 24.

The Socialist group carried a resolution ex- pressing disappointment in the Government and non-confidence in the Minister for Defence, Herr

RESISTANCE TO END.

BERLIN, September 24.

In the course of the meeting of party leaders Herr Stresemann accepted the responsibility on behalf of the Government for ending passive resistance, Representatives of the occupied territories under- took to lead the population back to orderly work.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

MORE BALLOON RACE DEATHS.

BRUSSELS, September 24.

The American balloon U. S. Army S.6 partici- Gessler. The latter, defending his policy at a pating in the Gordon-Bennett race was struck by meeting of the Democratic party in Berdn and dealighting at Nestelrode in Dutch North Brabant. ing with the rumours of impending revolt, declared The two aeronauts were killed. The American that if it came to a fight with the Reichswehr he balloon U. S. Navy 699 landed without mishap al would execute his orders promptly.

Putten in Holland.

BLOODSHED AT LEIPZIG,

known as the Stahlhelm.

BERLIN, September 24.

RHINELAND INDEPENDENCE CLAIMED.

HOW SPANISH DISASTER OCCURRED.

BRUSSELS, September 24

Two persons were killed and eleven seriously How the disaster befel the Spanish balloon at injured in a collision near Leipzig between Com-Polar mentioned yesterday, is told by the surviving munists and members of a Nationalist organisation occupant, Mr. Gomes, who relates that they decided to descend in consequence of a violent storm when 350 feet from the earth. A peasant seized the guy rupe but lacked extra assistance. The rainsoaked According to messages from Wesbaden a ballast began to drop out in lumps'instead of gradu meeting of 5,000 adherents of the Rhineland Realty, resulting in the balloon suddenly bounding up publican party passed a resolution daining the

4,000 feet. A crash of thunder and a flash of light- independence of the Rhineland and requesting ning set the balloon alight. His companion coll- Franco Belgian help thereanent.

PARIS, September 24,

EARTHQUAKE EPIDEMIC.

PERSIA GETS A TURN.

TEHERAN, September 24. Earthquake shocks on Thursday at Bajuurd in the province of Khorassan caused considerable damage. Several villages are reported to have been completely destroyed. The casualties hitherto are 123 dead and 100 injured Shocks continue to be felt. Damage was also done at Shirwan.

SIMLA, September 14.

apsed in a heap and the balloon began to drop in flames. It crashed violently and Gomes was hurled out of the basket and broke his leg, being rescued by watching peasants. The Swiss balloon at Genere was also struck by lighting and crashed with a tremendous impact.. Six balloons, including the British one, are still unaccounted for.

BRITISH BALLOON SAFE.

BRUSSELL, September, 24.

The British balloon "Margaret" descended at sea 28 miles north west of Skagen, Denmark. The crew is safe. The balloon was towed into Gothen- burg.

There was a severe earth junke at Kerman in Persia on September 23, the first shock lasting two minutes. There were four subsequent shocks dur- NEW ing a period of ninety minutes. There was con- siderable damage to building but no loss of life.

AMERICAN SHIPPING.

MERCHANT FLEET FAILURE.

UP AGAINST UNION.

YORK'S

PUGNACIOUS PRINTERS.

NEW YORK, September 24. The paper-handlers and sheet straighteners who struck in sympathy with the local printers returned to work after the printers' refusal to obey the order of the International Pressmen's Union to return. Mr. Berry, President of the Union, says the Union, WASHINGTON, September 24. ***. proposes to bring in all the Union men from all the The Shipping Board has informed President rest of the newspaper offices in the United States Coolidge of its inability to suggest a plan for the and Canada if necessary to put the New York news- profitable operation of the Government Merchant papers on a normal basis, The Union will stop Fleet. It points out that owing to factors weighing other newspapers if necessary so that the New York against American shipping, the best thing lies in a papers may be printed. reduction of losses to a minimum. The Board meanwhile is working on a compromise plan to re- place the Lasker-Farley scheme which the Attorney General declared illegal.

AMERICAN SEAPLANE WRECKED.

LONDON, September 24.

:

ALLIED CURRENCIES.

HOPEFUL RECOVERY.

LONDON, September 24,

The feature of the exchange markets during the past fortnight has been the recovery of the value of The American seven hundred horse-power allied currencies. The French franc is now 74 to the Navy Wright, favourite for the Schneider Inter-pound compared with 81 to 85 on the 8th inst. The national seaplane race at Cowes, on September 28, Belgian and Italian currencies are respectively crashed into the sea near Portsmouth and was 84.60 compared with 99.55, and 99.13 compared to wrecked. The occupants were not hurt.

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