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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1926.

FOR TIENTSIN,

TUAN CHAJUI LEAVES: PEKING.

CABINET RESIGNS.

(Reuter's Service.)

Peking. Aprit 20.

Tuan Chi-jul re-enterv Mer Legation Quarter last night, and left for Tientsin täis afterngon.

Tang's Divison Leaves,

Peking April 21. Tuan Chi-ja departure and the resignation of the Cabinet en Bloc help to clarify the situation, which requiries careful handling

Tunn yesterday requested the Cabinet to carry on, but the whole administration to-day ceted to function. Consequently, Wang Shih-cher's Committee are handling administrative affairs subject to the approval of the Fonghief leaders. The latter have appointed a garrison commandant. chief Peking ectrod, and superin- fendent of police, who have taken i over their posts.

Tarig Chib-tanis-divisit - has left the wing. but the new Feng- tigarrison commiandang Wang Wan-ming, has incorporated the whole of Tuan's bodyguard in the Peking precautionary, force.

Groups of Fengtierites are patrolling the streets, and the city is quiet.

How "Tuan Departed.''

Tunn Chi-jak's brother-in-law, the ex-War Minister, Wa Kuang hsin, arrived in Peking "at mid- night and took Tuan Chi-jui to the Legation at one o'clock in bio. morning. They entrained in the afternoon for Tientsin, necomt "panied by two secretaries.

The Chinese evening papers yesterday published an alleged: telegram from Wu Petu to Tang Chih-tao recounting the Antuite

AIRMEN'S RESCUE.

DEMONSTRATION IN SPAIN.

YOUNG FLAPPERS"

PERNICIOUS EXAMPLE OF

PRAISE FOR BRITISH,

(British Wireless Service)

Rugby April 20.

OLDER GIRES

THE CHINA MAIL.

ASTATIC DRIVE

FIGHT FOR SEATS ON LEAGUE COUNCIL

SIAM AND CHINA MOVING.

(Reuter's Service.)).

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FRENCH DEBTS

"NATION WILL. FULFIL ALL OBLIGATIONS,

(Havas Agency.)

YOUTHS AND HIP FLASKS..

Puris, Apríl 201 (Reuter's American Service.)

Speaking at banquet in connec tion with the International Hotel- Washington, April 20.

London," April 20keepers Convention Mona Raoul A Geneva telegram reports, that Peret (Finance Mister) stated The rescue by British alemen of Bishop MacDowell, one of the the two Spanish aviators who leaders of Methodism in American Aslatie drive for representation that the French budget exactly were lost in the trans-Jordanian testified before the Senate Pro- desert has been made the occasionhibition Investigation Committee, of a remarkable demonstration of that conditions had vastly in gratitude in Spain, and the work proved under the Volstend Act. of the British Royal Air Force is te naserted that it was the warmly praised in the Spanish bootleggers and their law-breaking

customers who were the re Press.

Kingplatifs in the present efforts to

modify the law.

The personal thanks of

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crimes and ordering Tang to.place Alfonso have uguin been express. Tuan under restraint and arrested to the British Ambassador, Sir.

Horace Rumbold, whose callers in other Anfuites.

the incident Tuan Chi-jai has long been connection with

included Cabinet known to be working against Wu, yesterday and whers the Fengtienites yester-Ministers, and some hundreds of day insisted on Tang's division Spaniards of all classes..

British Bereavement. leaving the city it was generally

expected that Tuan would quit The occasion, has been taken by Feking or take refuge in a Lega-callers to express condolence in the loss of the two Britishairmen

tion.

Wu Kuang-hxin is believed to have arranged Tuan's departure with the allied leaders at Huang- tsun, so it is unlikely that he will Be molested during his journey.

Several other Anfuites have taken refuge in the Legution

quarter:

Tuan's Last Mandates.

Peking, April 20.. Prior to

his departure Tuan Chi-jui issued three mandates- firstly, accepting the resignation of Chia Teh-yao, the War Minix ter and Acting Preaiier; secondly, appointing Hu Wei-teh to be Acting Premier; and thirdly, in- i

take .structing the Cabinet to charge of the central administra- tion.

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These mandates were merely ignored to-day:.'*

Stun demands a non-permanefit seat on behalf of Asiatics.

Persia, wants a permanent seat

[on the Leagae Council has started.. balanced. The revenue returns Stan and Persia bave notified for the first three months of 1926, the Secretariat that they will sub-showed a net surplus: Moreover; mit demands to the Reorganisation the Treasury possessed latent re- Commission which will meet on sorves capable of bringing in con- h siderable sums, France, he said. ||May 10.

never thought to escape the pay- ment of her foreign debts and now puid annually to her creditors: 150 He Intended to A representative of the United as the sole representative of the millions dollars.

discuss in all sincerity the settle- Christian Endeavour movementMohammedan world.

ment of the nationa" debts, show Idenied the charge of the "Wets"

that Prohibition was corrupting China has asked for a per-hor capacity for payment and the youth of America.. He said manent seat if any other nation strictly Fulfil the engagements un-- that the number of youths equip than Germany is granted one. dertaken but he would ask for re- ed with hip asks was greatly ex- Otherwise Chim will be content ductions if Germany did not carry Inggerated. and the doings of with a non-permanent position out the Dawes Flan

"young fapperdom in mest in-temporarily. alances: were due to the bad example of grown-up flappers.

Synthella Whiskey.

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Mr. Frederick Baird, Prohibition: adminstrator in the Pittsburg' dis- trict, gave interesting data tending to prove that the, enforcement of the Volstead Law was possible.

He said that in six months his force had seized 300,000 gallons of synthetic whiskey and the cost of Ms organisation was less than two dollars. for every $1.000 worth of dathage inflicted on the bootleggers. State Referendum.

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Albany, April 20.

China's Threat.

1 her claim is rejected Chao Han-chu declares that Chian wil withdraw front the League.

ROYAL BIRTH.

DAUGHTER FOR DUCHESS OF YORK..

(Reuter's Service.) -

London, April 20, H.R.H. the Duchess of York has Whilst the battle of the "Wets""given birth to a daughter. and "Drys" is in full swing `nt

the

Washington, the State Legislature to-day paused a mensure authoris ing a State referendum question of amending the Volstead FLAW

·STORMY PETREL..

IVANOFF RESIGNS C.ER. BILLET.

(Reuter's Service.)

Moscow, April 20. who were killed in the accident The Chinese Eastern Railway has; accepted the resignation of the and Ivanoff, at Ammar last week.

manager,

I returning thanks for a mes-. sage of condolence received dur-M. Emshanov, ex-Commissar of ing the week-end by the British Ways and Communication que An official of the Government. it is pointed out that ceeds him. this accident was in no way con- latter Department had gone to nected with the search for the Harbin and Mukden for negotia- missing Spanish airmen, of whose tious arising out of the recent safety the British Government trouble between, the Soviet and the

Manchuria connection rathway.. has learned with great pleasure.

DANISH AIRMAN.

REASON FOR LANDING AT NINGHAL

(Reuter's, Service.)

[The Duke of York, second son of His Majesty King George, was married on April 26, 1923, to Lady Elizabeth

The Bowes-Lyon. daughter born yesterday is their

SHIPS MORTALITY. first child.]

RECORD OF DEATHS ON MERCHANT VESSELS."

(British Wireless Service.)

Shanghai, April 20.

Rugby, April 20... Commander Botved replying to

Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Pre- telegram, states: he was forced to A Special Train.

laud at Ninghai, owing to lack of sident of the Board of Trade, said: Tuan Chi-jdi was accompanied gusoikte, and had good landing in the House of Commons that the He will have no diffi- number of deaths from all causes to Tientsin by the Anfuites Wu facilities.

during 1925 of members of crews. Kuang-hsin, Chang Shu-yuan, culty in taking off as soon as a

of merchant vessels registered in Kung Hsiang-chan, Yao Chen, supply arrives from Ningpa.

Northern Britain and Ninghai-hsien is a city midway Great Li Shi-hou, Tang Y, Liang Hung-

TtIreland, was 1,413, including chih, and Ting Yu-chin They between Taichow and Ningpo. travelled in a special train which is about 40 miles from Ningpo and fishermen, Kung Hsin-chin, as Minister of 150 miles from Shanghai)

Communications, had provided.

Chang Tsung-chang furnished company of troops as a train guard. Thus the Chief Execu tive's departure was given the semblance of dignity,

Tang Chih-tao is taking refuge in the Legation quarter.

The Presidency.

WRONG MAN.

SERIOUS MISCARRIAGE: OF JUSTICE.

FRENCH CAUSE CELEBRE.

(Reuter's Service)

FLINT GLASS.

APPLICATION FOR INQUIRY

"

REFUSED..

(British Wireless Servicc.)

Rugby, April 20. The Board of Trade has refused the application of the flint glass "One of the most serious mis-industry for a Committee of carriages of justice since the inquiry into the proposal to pro- Wi Pei-tu replied making a Dreyfus case is the description tect the industry from foreign similar demand in regard to applied by a Paris correspondent competition under the Safeguard, Tao Kun

to the case of M. Malvy, ex-ing of Industries Act.

It is reported that Chang Two- in recently telegraphed to Wa Pei-fu insisting that Tuan Chi- jui retain his freedom.

London, April 20,

Chang then asked for an assur-Minister of the Interior, who was

ance that Tsao Kun would, not

he restored to the Presidency.

Wu acquiesced on condition that Tuan will not be reinstated:

LOVAT FRASER,

DEATH OF JOURNALIST AND CORRESPONDENT.

(Reuter's Service.)-

London, April 20, The death is announced of the well-known journalist, Mr. Lovat Fraser.

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sentenced to five years' banishment,

in August, 1918, on a charge of

betraying his trust"

The correspondent points out that the evidence against. M. Malvy largely depended on letters, sign, ed by someone whose name began with "M" and ended with "sent to Mata Hari, the beautiful dancer, who was shot as a 'spy.·

IDLE LIST.

DECLINE AT HOME STILL CONTINUES.

(British Wireless Service.)

Rugby. April 20.. The latest weekly return of the General Missímy, Minister of number of unemployed shows a War Jn 1914, now Senator; has now decrease of 25,386.

ago..

U.S. AND CHINA.

PROMISES UNDER COVENANT OF CONFERENCE,

A CONSISTENT COURSE.

(Reuter's American Service.)

Budget "Passed.

(Reuter's_Service;)

Paris April 20%.. The Senate has voted the Budget as a whole by 278 votes to 12.

EUROPE TO JAPAN.

PLAN FOR A DIRIGIBLE SERVICE

(Reuter's Servios.)

Leningrad, April 20.

The German plans for a dirigible service from European capitale to Tokyo vin Siberia, are gradually maturing. Captain Bruns, the Secretary of the International Arctic Aviation Society, who is discussing here all the aspects of the problem has

Colonel Nobile, the pilot of the Norge.

The proposed route will le viag Leningrad Vologdal and. Turuk- hansk.

seen

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."

Entertainments.

April 21-Queen's Theatre; "The Woman on the Jury."

April 21-Star Theatre; Colleen Moore in Broken Chains."

April 21-World Theatre: "The Arizona Sweepstakes.""

April 23-Theatre Royal; a vocal: and instrumental Concert under the auspices of the St. George's Society 9.15 p.m.

May 7 Smoking Concert at Volunteer Headquarters and distri- bution of prizes won a recent Corps Rifle Meeting, 2.16 p.m.

Sports

April 21-Soldiers Club Bil- liards Cup match, at Soldiers' Club,

9 p.m.

April 21-Fifth bi-annual ship's feboat race for the "Trevessa” Trophy. 4 p.m.

April 23-Hongkong. Hockey Club v. 5/2 Punjabis at Marina' ground, 6.30 p.m..

New York, April 20. April 24-R.H.KY C's closing Referring to China at the an-cruise of the-saugon at Club House. nua luncheon of the A380- April 24-Final round in "Sun- ciated Press, Mr. F. Kellogg said day Herald Cup, between England that the Washington Govern and Portugal, on H.K.F.C. ground, inent's course throughout China's 4.45. p.m.

troubles had been consistent and i May 1-"Extra" race meeting of definite in purpose. We have the Hongkong. Jockey Club, Happy endeavoured and are endeavour-Valley, 3. p.

ing to carry out the promises May 2-Fourth annual athletic mide to the Chinese in the Coven-sports of the South China Athletic unt of the Washington Confer-Association on H.K.FC ground,

Happy Valley.

May 8-Annual athletic sports of the Victoria Recreation Club.

Auctions["

ence.

MASSACRED.

CABINET GUARDS. SHOT IN COLD BLOOD.

A PEKING HORROR. (Reuter's Service.)

Shanghai, April 21...

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April 22-At Lammert Brosi Sales Room, two cases tooth picks and one case drap, 11 a.m.,

April | 26——At... 15, Connaught Road, Central, 1st floor, roffice. furniture by Lammert: Bros., at 11:

a.m.

April 26-At Lammert, Bos. Sales Rooth, postage stamps, 6.15

Company Meetings.

April 22-Forty-eighth meeting. The "North China Daily News" correspondent at Peking says that of shareholders of China Sugar Re- prior to the Kucminchun's evacua- daing Co., in the office of Messrs tion the extremists persuaded the Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, at commanders to exterminate the one" Cabinet office guards who fired on the students on March 18,

April 22-Second meeting of the Simplex Plaster Co. Ltd., as the be-Registered Offices of the Company, Powell's Building, 2nd floor, 8 p.m.

admitted that he, and not M. The decline, which has been in Malvy, wrote the letters 14 years constant progress since the begin

The guards were taken out when Mata Hari was en- ring of January, with the sole deavouring to make him her lover. exception of Easter week, is thueyond the Yellow temple and there shot with machine guns, only five out of 400 escaping."

CUBAN SUGAR.

MILLS. NOTIFIED OF THEIR QUOTAS.

(Reuters Service,).

continued.

The total figure of the un- employed is now 1,024,400.

BRITISH SUPERTAX.

LORD READING.

April 24-Fourth meeting of

ehareholders of Lane, Crawford Ltd, Royal Building, Ice House Street, 11 .m4

April 20-Second meeting of China Underwriters, Lbd., at Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Col's. offices, St. George's Building,

TREASURY BENEFITS BY 47 CREATED A MARQUIS BY THE Chater Road 11 ath

MILLIONS:

Mr. Lovat Fraser, who was ̈ 54 years of age was Chief Literary Adviser and Contributor to the "Sunday Pictorial and "Daily Mirror." He was Editor of the "Times of India" for several years, and afterwards was engaged on

Havana, April 20. various special missions for the In accordance with the sugar London Times" to India, China output for 1928, fixed at 4,758,998, and the Dominions and round the tons, the Government hay circu- world. He had travelled exten- larised all the mills notifying the sively in many parts of the world, total expected from Bach, and re- The Chancellor of the Exche notably the Persian Gulf, the questing them to inform the Frequer stated in the House of Com approved Balkans, tho China Seas, Man-aldent within five days of their acmons that the amount of aupertax Margulsate churla, Biberia, Egypt, Japan and ceptance or otherwise of the respect assessed for the past financial od Lord most European countries.]

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year was no less than 247,500,000. Indfa

(British Wireless Service.)

Rugby, April 20

KING.

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His Maje

April 20. the King," has conferment of

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