1926-05-26 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1926.

KARAKHAN TO GO!

PROTESTS AGAINST STAY IN CHINA

KRAKOVETSKY'S PROMISE

(Reuter's Service,.)

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Mudken, May 26, Marshal Chang. Tao-lin sent the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs on May 21 with a protest to M. Krakovetsky against the presence of M. Karakhan in China M. Krakovesky promised to telegraph to Paking and Moscow.

FRENCH "ACES"

FLIGHT FROM PARIŠ TO - TOKYO..

(Reuter's Service,)

Paris, May 25.

Pelletier and D'Osy left this morning for Moscow, the first stage of the French fight from Paris to Tokyo.

A Warsaw..

(Havas Agency)

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Warsaw, May 25. Pelletier and D'Oisy have ar rived here.

TRAINS COLLIDE.

MANY KILLED AND INJURED AT MUNICH.

(Reuter's Service.)

Munich, May 25. Twenty-four were killed and many injured as the result of a collision between two passenger trains in the station here.

The Casualties..

"Murricht May 25. The casualties in the train accident number 33 killed and 100 injured.

ON HIS KNEES.

ABD-EL-KRIY'S VIRTUAL

SURRENDER.

(Reuter's Service,);

Faris, May 24%

The Quai d'Osai cònfirms Abg el Krim's letter to M. Steeg, throwing himself on the clemency of the French Government.

.Madrid, May 24.

General De Rivera, in an address to pressmen said the rebellion in Noiseco had eclipsed sooner than was hoped

the

SHOT DEAD.

FRENCH GENERAL'S TRAGIČ FATE

ASSAILANT ARRESTED.

(Router'& Service,)

Generall

Paria, May 26.. Peturn who was Fetman in Ukraine in last year's war, has been shot dead by a Russian Jew named Schwartbur in the busy boulevard of Saint. Michel

bhia afternoon.

Schwarbar was arrested. raid that General Fetlura oppressed the Ukrainian auring als Hetmanship.

CIVIL WAR.

WAR STRENGTH.

CONTROVERSY, ARISES "AT

GENEVA

(Reuter's Service).

THE CHINA MAIL

Geneva, May 25 The difficulties, in the way of limitation of armaments was Illustrated by the discussions of, the Preparatory Committes on disarma mont, which were marked by a con- troversy between Viscount. Cecil and M. Boncour with regard to the possibility of limiting the nations potential war strength, the upshot He being both sides agreeing to such had Hmitation as la only possible in re- Jelatively restricted form.

CONFERENCE BETWEEN

·NORTHERN MARSHALS..

(Reuter's Service.)

Peking, May 25.

ARMOURED CAR CO.

AN OFFICAL TRAINING. AS MANUAL.

USEFUL. FUBLICATION.

HOT WORK

OPIUM SEIZED ON JARDINE STEAMER.

A HOLIDAY "FIND"

With the Armoured" Gar. Coní- Opium worth up to about. pany's compliments wo have re- $90,000 was seized on board the setved a copy of the first edition|Indo-China. Co's sta. “Suisung'” în of the Armoured Car Company harbour on Monday, Training Manual, which has been compiled by the officers, non- commissioned officers, and men

In a foreword Lieut. R. L. Monorier says

The drug was found Inside the donkey boiler on top of the tubes,

after several hours! search in the

engine-room, where the tempera- ture reached over 100 degrEES. Farenheit

There were 19 bags of the stuff and the opium itself weighed about 7,000 taels (about a quarter of a ton avardupois, net.)

in compiling this book for issue to offears, non-commissioned To get to the spot, the Re- officers and men of the Armoured venue Officers, from the Imports Car Company the principal end in and Exports Department had to The Drafting.

Sub-Committee view has been the provision of in-crawl through a very small door decided to communicate to the formation concerning the general through which a head could only Council of the League a series of work of the Company which will pass with difficulty. proposals framed by Viscount be useful and interesting to the Caell and M. Boncour, with personnel of all sections. It is also a request to consider them inme-believed that there is a wish on the diately..

The object of the pro- part of the majority of the person posals is to determine means of nel" to "have some ready means of rapidly assisting & State,which is learning something about the work attacked in order to enable all of sections to which they them. States to calculate their defensive selves do not belong and to have, requirements, and, therefore, the moreover, for ready reference in reduction of armaments which they formation concerning the training could eventually accept.

The Cabinet Office confirms the report that Marshal Wu Petful. will leave Hankow for the North to-morrow. Arrangements are

being made for Marshal Chang EGYPT'S ELECTION. Tso-fin to meet Wu at Paotingfu where they will discuss various affairs. They will proceed to Peking afterwards if it is thought

necessary?.

.

The two main points of dis. cussion are said to be the re- newal of hostilities against the Kuomindhun, and the administra- tion at Peking.

Marshal Wu Fel-fu does not in- tend to remain long In the North in view of the Cantonese threat Quarters are against Hunan.. being prepared for Wu at. Peking and Faolingfu, Dr. Wellington Koo having already proceeded to the latter place as W..W. Yen's representative. . ..

General Yang Senle forces oceupted Chungking on the 12th inst. A telegram from Chung- king on the 20th staled that Yang's forces were then ten miles East of Chungking co-operating with Lip Hsiang's army, which was twenty miles North of Chungking..

After the fall of Chungking General Yuan Tsu-ming's army retreated to the West..

VOLCANO ERUPTS.

DETAILS OF JAPANESE

DISASTER

(Reuter's Agency.)

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Tokyo, May 24.

ZAGLULISTS SECURE GREAT MAJORITY.

Router's Servics.)

or technical sides of their own

section.

"The production of the book has been made possible, by the co-opera- tion of a number of members of the Armoured Car Company. The notes on the Vickers gun, car mechanism, and motor cycles being written by CS.M. Hancock, Cpl. Mills, and Cpl. Spradberry, respec- Uvely.

It will be noted that in some respects the technical notes go further than an exposition of principles and difficulties met with the work of the unit, but this is in accordance with the view that,

The steamer had arrived from Amoy and was bound for Singa- Pore. It is presumed that smug glers were bringing the oplum from Amoy, to the south

WHITE,

GREEN AND WHI

MAGAZINE OF ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

-JULILEE NUMBER.

Extremely interesting is the Jubilee issue of the St. Joseph's College Magazine, "Green and White," for it contains an his torical record of the College. This Cairo, May 20

record is a great tribute to the zeal and devotion of the Christian The result of the Egyptian

Brothers, who have left their élections is as follows:-

indelible mark on the cause of Zagludists, 154; Liberals, 25; in a manual of this nature intendedication in this as in other parts Nationalists, & Independents, 3ed for members of a Volunteer unit of the Far East. Moreover, this Ittehadists, 4.

Zazlu! Pasha.

the presumed interest of members in the work of the section to which they have attached themselves should not be overlooked!?"

history adds yet another to the praiseworthy efforts to place on permanent record the develop- ment of education in Hongkong.

Other readable articles are

The Arst portion of the Train-- ing Manual is devoted to machineOpening of the New Building,” gun: training. There are 24 pages.

"St. Joseph's College Golden

on car

in armoured car training, and then Jubilee Celebration The First. follow useful hinta

Vicar-Apostolic of Hongkong." mechanism, during, and main-Sir Cecil Clementi on Educa- tion," and "The Josephians at Hongkong University."

tenance:

Finally section is devoted to: "Motor Cycle Notes" with this in teresting introductory:--

"The Mobile Column of the Armoured Car Company was form ed prior to the mobilisation of June, 1926, but it was during the "strike" period that the Column proved its usefulness as a Corpe unit.

"It was originally intended to confine membership to riders of Adly Pasha Yeghen, the well-solo motor cycles and sidecar com known Liberal leader, is conferring with Zaglul Pasha with regard to the forraution of a new Cabinet.

FLAG BILL.

SOUTH AFRICAN MEASURE! WITHDRAWN..

(Reuters Service.)

Cape Town. May 25. Mr. Malan has announced that the Flag Bill will be withdrawn and reintroduced at

the next ression.

binations, but in the course of the mobilisation it became evident that par owners might usefully be en rolled as members of the Column and at the present time cars are well represented in the unit..

"Since demobilisation of the Corps numbers have not shown signs of decreasing in fact there have been and continue to be addi- tions to the membership...

photographs and dilustrations all There are also some excellent.

of "Green and White" a pleasing combining to make of this issue

souvenir.

THREE EDITORS CHARGED

ALLEGED TO HAVE CIRCUL ATED FALSE RUMOURS ABOUT

COTTON MILL.

The editors of three Shanghai Chinese newspapers made their appearance in the Mixed Court on May 21 before Assessor A. J. Martin and Magistrate Kwan..

The charge agairist them read, "that they did at Shanghai on 22/4/26. by circulating false rumours injure, the credit of Chen Siang-chong and the "A badge in the form of a flag Oriental Cotton Mill contrary to suitable for display in prominent Article 359 of the C.P.CC place on motor cycles and cars may

Further, that they did at the

The "Nichi Nichi" in a special just issued, reports that a thou- Paris, May 25.

sand people are missing, and The Cabinet has decided that 200 were drowned by water. Abd el Krim's letter does not which gushed out from

the of discontinuance justify

ground following the eruption. It offensive.

is also believed that several hun- Fez, May 25.

dred horses in pastures were The occupation of Targuist, Abd

carried away.

be obtained from Company Head-same time and place incite-per- el Krim's former beadquarters,

quarters, and one of these should fisons to commit a breach of the Tokyo, later..

be displayed by every, member of peace contrary to Article 221 of and the telephone centre, is the culmination of the Franco-Spanish

the unit as in the event of mobil: the CPCC and Article 21 of the A message from Hokkaido offensive from the East which be-states that 2,000 farmers are

sation it may be of importance to Special Police Laws.” - A previous cable stated:-Tha a result of the Union of South Africa is greatlysonnel of the Mobile Column appeared for the defence, includ

members to be identified a D- gan on the 9th instant, following missing as

An imposing array of counsel the breakdown of the Ujda pesce eruption.

ngitated over the Government's The Armoured Car Company asing Mr. H. D. Rodger, who ap- negotiations.

Tokyo. May 25. Flag Bill, which provides for the whole is to be warmly compil Feared for all three editors; Mr. Later reports from Hokkaido introduction of a new national flag, mented on the compilation of a A. Preston, who appeared for the piereing of the Riff front from state that three violent eruptions from which the Union Jack is three points, the submission of occurred yesterday, the first re-omitted. The Rand and Natal are

manual of such excellence.

editor of the Eastern Times," many tribes, and an advance passulting in a lava stream pouring particularly indignant, and protest

and Mr. A. Covey who appeared ed the Crest Mountains, dividing down the mountain and complete-meetings, are being held in many

on behalf of the "Chinese Journal French Moroccn from the Riffly damming the river which con-parts of the country. The Union

of Commerce." moks Country. Though the Riffs are now sequently flooded the country-Jack is flying everywhere, outside half cut-off by the Franco-Spanish aide.

shops, on motor-cars, and in fron, there is the possibility of

The third blew off the side of a people's buttonholes. Some of the Abd el Krim holding out for some mountain, raining down rocks, lending Labour Ministers have time in the mountain fastnesses trees and mud which clogged the threatened to resign if the men- of Jebel Hammam, where, it le Furyono river, thereby increas-sure is proceeded with. There is reported, he has collected artillery, ing the floods and submerging a likelihood of Col. Hertzog post- arm and ammunition, and which several small villages. can be easily defended, being diM-

poning, the further stages of the Nearly two miles of railway Bill in view of the intensity of cult of access.

were completely destroyed, but feeling.]

The offensive resulted in the

DANISH AIRMEN.

"נו

a relief train with 800 helpers, it

is reported arrived.",

No official figures of the casual-

ties are yet available.

The latest official report from

DEPARTURE FROM TOKYO FOR Hokkaido says 100 bodies have

_MUKDEN.

(Reuters Servios.)

Tokyo, May 25, The Danish afrimen left for Mukden at 7 .m. Rain started to fill at 6am. and was continuing at 8 h.m.

Arrive at Mukden.

Mukden, May 26. The Danish airmen have arrived at Mukden.

AERONAUTICS.

THE ARGENTINE

FLYERS

Reuter's American Service)

harleston, May 28, 12nggan has arriveï at

CONSPIRACY.

been recovered. Twenty were CONCLUSION OF EGYPTIAN seriously hurt and 200 slightly in

TRIAL jured.

Third Eruption.

(Reuters Service.) Tokyo, May 26, According to eye-witnesses it

Cairo, May 25. appears that the third eruption All the men concerned in the was the worst as the lava freed a conspiracy trial has been acquitted, mountain lake which swept over a except Fahmy who is sentenced to 30-ft. wall, the water rushing death. down the hillside and wrecking

and obliterating farms and houses, whilst the lava poured

down from two craters en-

gulfing farms, villages, and the AERODROME FIRE

railway.

The main crater is on the sum mit of Mount Tokach, but it ex- tends to a spur called Moun from both of which

belched and rocks were rained down. ghout Mchday nights though now it is quiesce

onl

the

FIFTEEN AEROPLANES

DESTROYED.

(Reuter's Service,)

TAXI SERVICE

APPLICATION TO SHANGHAI

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

Traffic Commission,

Mr. B. T. Maitland, Police Prosecutor, appeared for the pro- Becution.

the

The alleged false rumours.com- plained of were contained in an article which appeared simultane- The Municipal Council has ously in the three newspapers, approved, "In principle," the under the control of the three de application made by bir. C. Hugo endants, headed, "An Echo of

the "Labour Troubles at to operate a taxi-cab service in Oriental Cotton Mill. This article Shanghai The application was commenced with the announce favourably recommended by the rent that the report contained therein had been received from The Watch Committee considered the Kuo Wen- News Agency, a the application and recommended well-known Chinese news, dis. that the application be granted on bributing agency. It went on to the distinct understanding that no describe disruption which occur "cruising" will be permitted, and red in the above-named mill as a that a limited amount of parking result of deductions having been space be allotted at the discretion made from the mages of some of the Police Department, such the employees as fines inflicted by epice to be available for any other the stuff officers. An assault taxi companies whose vehicles are upon the employees is alleged to fitted with taxi-metres. In recom have been committed by some of meding that the applicant be the overseers, resulting in some of informed that his application the former requiring hospital has been approved in principle, it treatment. They resumed their should be stated that the Ifconce duties, however, through the conditions governing the operation mediation of the General Labour of such & service have yet to be Union considered.

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