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BORODIN TO BE ARRESTED? VOIKOV'S DEATH.

AMERICANS AND THEIR LEGATION.

CHIANG CLOSING UNIONS.

Link With Murder of the Tsar:

A FRIEND OF LENIN,

Warsaw, June 7.

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A CRUISE OVER THE CITY.

This morning Major Willson

Berlin, June 7. Veikov was president of the again had before him the case in

Chamberlin arrived at the Ekaterinburg Provincial Soviet which Mrs. Halima Hyder sum Tempelhof aerodrome this even- when the Tept and other members moned her husband, Mr. B. Aing in the "Columbia amid the BRITISH WARSHIP AND STRANGE INCIDENT. of the Imperial, Russian family Hyder, under Ordinance No. 10 of cheers of 50,000. people.

1905, for the following orders in Columbia" was escorted by 14 were shot there in 1919...

He was one of the original her favour

aeroplanes. members of the Russian Commun (1) that the defendant having MR. CHAO HSIN-CHU'S OUTBURST. ist Party and was often imprison-

deserted his wife she be no cruised over the city for twenty The airmen prior to landing, ed under the Tsarist regime.

longer bound to co-habit with minutes while crowds in the He resided for some time in

him;

strects waved their hats and Switzerland, where he was close- (2)

(cheered.

His assassin, Koweeda, is a Russian college boy from Vilna,

AMAZING SPEECH AT GENEVA CONFERENCE ly associated, with Lenin.

According to the Shanghai Press, orders have been issued for the arrest of Comrade Borodin and other Communists. The message. does not say where these orders were issued.

American citizens in Shanghai are reported to be feeling con- cern over Washington's decision to move the Legation from Peking nearer the sea if danger should arise.

General Chiang Kai-shek's troops have arrived at Poyang Lake. The arrival of the Moderate troops has led to action against local Inbour unions, a number being suppressed.

The British warship "Caradoc" has been the object of a rifle attack by a Chinese soldier at Wuhu. The soldier was beaten by his officer and made to kneel down for half an hour.

Mr. Chao Hain-chu, former Chinese Charge d'Affaires in London, has made a remarkable speech before the Labour Conference. He was called to order, but continued his excited outburst,

SHANGHAI REPORTS.

Orders For The Arrest of Reds.

Shanghai, June 7, Orders for the arrest of Borodin and other Communists are men- tioned in the local Press here,

The papers also say that the Amèricans are concerned about their Government's decision to evacuate Peking and, at the same time, observe that Britain and Japan are to stay in Peking.

The situation is normal.-Bri- tish Naval Wireless.

HONAN FRONT.

The Wounded Arriving at Hankow.

charge at Nanking when the out- rages were perpetrated. Following the split in the Kuomintang, he re- tired westwards, away from Chiang Kai-shek. Now he has been putting further distance between his fol lowing and the Nanking troops who are advancing along the upward course of the Yangtse, against

Hankow.

(3)

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that she be given custody of the two children of the mar-

After landing the airmen were riage; and

greeted by the American Ambas- that the defendant pay for sador, the German Minister of a member of the Russian Mon- her maintenance and costs. Economics and the Burgomaster archist Party in Poland.-Reuter. Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the of Berlin. Thereafter they motor-

Soviet. Protest.

complainant, while the defendant, jed to the American Embassy.— Moscow, June 7. who was present in Court, was re-Reuter. The Soviet has handed a prell-presented by Mr. D. McCallum. minary Note to the Polish Minister

A Tour of Europe. Major Willson said that he was here expressing the opinion that not prepared to take a defended

Berlin, June 7. the assassination of Volkov 18 case that morning as it would un- not returning to America by air, Chamberlin states that he is. bound up with a whole series of

[but will make a flying tour of acta aiming at destroying Soviet doubtedly require some time. and directly threatening peace..

Mr. McCallum: So I understood Europe, visiting Paris, Vienna diplomatic representation abroad

from the Press reports.

and London.--Reuter..

The Nete cites in this respect the raid on the Peking Embassy, the blockade of the Shanghai Consu- late, the police attack on the Trade Delegation in London, and Britain's provocative rupture of diplomatic

"LEUNGKWONG" DISASTER.

Inquest To Be Opened

Tomorrow Afternoon.

To-morrow afternoon Mr. R. E. Lindsell and a jury will hold an inquest at the Central Magis- tracy on those who lost their lives in the recent "Leung kwong" disaster.

To Clear Out Reds. General Tang Seng-chi, who is loosened the activity of terroristic relations which the Note says, in Honan, extending all the way up at the head of the Hankow Armies groups.

ThSoviet acculang" of

Earlier Messages,

Warsaw, June 7.

Mr. Lo: My instructions were Flight to Singapore. that the chances were against the defendant making an appearance. Browne Cave is commander, and Group Captain H. M. Cave Mr. McCallum: A presumption Squadron Leader G. E. Livock is which did not materialise! second in command of the flying Mr. Lo asked his Worship's bouts' flight to Singapore and

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permission to add to the first Australia via the Dutch East SUMMER HOSE

charge, after the words "having Indies.-Reuter. deserted," the following: "And

[Six supermatine "Southamp wilful neglect to provide main-ton" flying boats will get out on a

tenance for the complainant and Right from England to Singapore NEW TIES

her two infant children."

next October. machine

The application was granted:" have a crew of five or six and. Mr. McCallum suggested that some of the officers will be the in order to avoid future difficulty same as those who have made Mr. Lo should specify the date on similar extended flights in Euro- which desertion was alleged. pean and Mediterranean waters.

Mr. Lo said that the fact was This flight will be the biggest of that the defendant left the matri-(the kind undertaken by the air monial. home and lived away from service of any country.] the complainant, but he was not

Visit to London. tion as the maintenance part of really relying so much on deser-

Rugby, June 7. Speaking over the telephone to

to

To

Jes the dige against defendant.London to-day, Chamberlin, the to the Yellow River, fa reported by negligance in falling to take pre- the "Kung Sheung Yat Po" to have cautions against the activities of ought to be given.

Defendant thought that a date Atlantic airman, stated his inten- tion to come to London in a few announced his intention of purging Russian counter-revolutionary or Hunna province of all Communist

Mr. McCallum:

He declared his machine It must be days. activities. Hunan is south of Han-ganisations. Reuter."

given otherwise the charge is bad, had now been rescued from the kow and is the province which Gen-

It is bad as it stands now.

awamp and was- fit, if necessary, eral Tang Seng-chi claimed against

Mr. Lo asked for leave

for a return flight to America. Wu Pei-fu's nominee, thus bringing fired a revolver at, and wounded

A young Russian monarchist withdraw the first charge.

It is considered doubtful in flying about the entry of Canton into the the Soviet Minister to Poland as in that case there was no need cross the Atlantic in westerly Major. Willson remarked that circle hore that such an effort will

be seriously contemplated. nation-wide war,

the latter was leaving for Moscow. to make the amendments, to direction is a more difficult under The minister was rushed to hos-which Mr. Lo replied that he taking since no assistance from a pital and his assailant was arrest-meant to drop the desertion part following wind can be expected. ed.-Reuter.

of the charge: He certainly in-It has never been accomplished in tended to proceed with the part a non-stop flight by aeroplane. referring to the neglect to pro- vide maintenance,

Mr. McCallum said he failed

STRANGE INCIDENT.

Chinese Soldier Fires During Drill.

ed-Reuter.

Later.

The Soviet Minister has succumb

Eight Shots Fired. The assassin, Boris Kowceda,

Moscow from London.

Among the arrangements rade for Chamberlin's reception in Lon-i similar to that given in honour of don is a Royal Aero Club banquet

vice.

New York to Rome,

New York, June 7. M. Bellanca, who designed the Columbia monoplane, predicts a flight from New York to Rome in October-Reuter.

Hankow, June 7. Large batches of wounded sol- diers have been sent back here from the Honan front (north of Hankow, where the Communist

Wohu, June 7, Army has been fighting the Pek- H.M.S. "Caradoc," lying in the ing Northerners). The casual-Yangtse River off Wuhu, is be- aged 19, fired eight shots as the to see what he had to answer Lindbergh British Wireless Ser ties arrived yesterday and to-day lieved to have been the target Minister was entraining for War with regard to this charge also. and they were accompanied by a when a Chinese soldier, who was saw to accompany M. Rosengolz to If he were called upon to meet a quantity of war. material which drilling on shore, discharged his had been captured from the rifle. However, there may have walking along the station platform titled to particulars as to dates The Minister, M. Volkov, was maintenance charge he was en- Northerners,

been a misunderstanding.. Chengchow Conference. At any rate, the range was company with M. Rosengolz on which it was alleged mainten. Some of the officials of the "short" and the shot missed.

when the assassin, Kowceda, ap-ance was not provided: N Hankow Government are stated The Chinese officer who had shots.

proached und fired several revolver Mr. Lo: My evidence will show

Captain Lindbergh. to have left by the Hankow-charge then put the soldier down

that for the past year and a half

New York, June 7. Peking Railway for Chengchow on his knees, and beat him. The rushed to his assistance while vide reasonable maintenance.

M. Volkov fell. Some passengers the defendant has failed to pro- The Langley medal, which since (the last important capture, in man, was kept in that position for others seized Kowceda.

it was instituted in 1908 has only Several the north of Honan, near the half an hour. It is not known if bullets entered M. Volkov's chest.

"Hoaring was fixed, for 2.30 been given to four pepens the Yellow River, by the. Hankow the "punishment" was because

p.m.; on Friday, afternoon next. Wright brothers, Curtiss and

the Kowceda subsequently stated Army), where a conference is to the shot failed to take effect or that he shot M. Volkov for political trate that his client failed to ap-

Mr. McCallum told 'the Magis-Frenchman Eiffel, has been award- ed to Lindbergh by the Smithson- be held.

for some other reason.-British reasons-Router,

lan Institution, Washington.- pear the last time because he Reuter." That the situation is quiet gen-Naval Wireless.

did not know these proceedings erally is indicated by the absence [Note: Wuhu is on the south

The summons was not served on had been started against him. him personally because he vras knew about it was when he read in Macao. The first thing he

it in the newspapers.

The Magistraté accepted the explanations.

of alarm, this being revealed in bank of the Yangtse, about 50 but also in the interest of the the dispensation with accommoda- miles above Nanking and the labour organisation.

tion of ships in port-British troops there are loyal to General He assured the Conference that Naval Wireless.

Chiang Kai-shek.]

China would send a complete dele- gation to future conferences as soon as the Chinese trade unions Mr. Chao Hsin-chilluded to were well organised. Sha

SEDITION CHARGE. TROOPS TO ATTACK HONG KONG.

Sub-Inspector Andrews charged a Chinese before Mr. R. E. “Lind~ |

Chiang's Advance.

Incident Confirmed.. Kiukiang, June 7.

Shanghal June 8. Units of the 1st Army under Gen- While conditions on the Upper HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY cral Chiang Kai-shek have arrived

Yangtaa at Poyang Lake.

are worsening below the Chinese factory regulations. Mr. McCallum then proceeded sell this morning with the illegal Because of their arrival, the hos- Hankow the situation is quieter. not being applied in the Inter to comment on certain sug possession of seditious literature. tile remnants of the 6th Army All accommodation on ships at national Settlements where he gestions made by Mr. Lo at the Accused was arrested in Wing (loyal to Hankow) are crossing to Hankow on which foreigners have declared the north bank of the Yangtse and been living for many weeks has being abusively enjoyed..

exterritoriality was previous hearing, which Mr. Lok Street on Monday.

McCallum said presupposed and The Inspector asked for a moving, up, river, accompanied by now been dispensed with.

suggested, that Mr. Hyder might week's formal remand. many of the civilian population.

General Laughter. Yesterday at Wuhu a soldier The arrival of the Moderate, while driuing, fired on H.M.S. Sir. Atul Chatterjee, who called Mr. Lo replied that the de- tion of the papers had been made

have something to hide.

Mr. Lindsell asked if a transla- troops has been the signal for ac- "Caradoc" but did not hit the Mr Chao Hsin-chu to order, re- fendant's absence justified those yet. tion agalust local labour unions, a ship. He was thereupon kept on marked that a political discussion number of which have been sup his knees for half an hour and was out of place there, but Mr. preased.

Local military authorities are also beaten by the Chinese officer in Chao "Hain-chu excitedly con- reported to be changing their at charge whether for firing or tinued his speech amid generál titude, turning over to the Nanking missing is not known. Reuter. laughter and noise. Party British Naval Wireless.

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of water south of and close to Klu kiang.

Kluklang is on the. Yangtae Klangai province), about half-way of the several hundreds of miles separating Wanking from Hankow Poyang Lake is connected with the Yangtse, on the divides

This region is near line between the apheres of the Moderate Nationalists and the Com munist Nationallata.

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1st Army referred to in the wireless has been moving slowly westwards and, therefore, encroach ing og Hapkow a territory,

Nanking Outraged, General The 6th Army is commanded by General Ching Chieng, who was in

Another Strange Geneva Outburst,

remarks.

Inspector Andrews repiled in the negative, but submitted a rough translation of one of the papers which read “Down" with MAZAN ARMYA Chao Hsin-chu declared Among the passengers who imperialism! Why not send MR. CHAO HSINCHU that Chinese Industries were sailed from Hong Kong yester troops to Hong Kong since the handicapped by the non-existence day on the D'Artagnan South British are landing soldiers in of tariff autonomy and finally ap ward bound were Mr. J. Snaith, China? pealed to the Conference for aynd- Mr. and Mrs. Drevard, Mr. B. de Accused was remanded for a pathy and moral support in St. Afrique, Rev Fr. Williate week, bail being fixed in the sum

of $500367 E RADHUKAL ilberating China from the yoke of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. da Morta and the foreign Powers (more inter- the Rev. Fr. Casey, all bound for M. Chao Hain chu, making a ruption), otherwise there was no Marseilles M. E. Loeffel Is remarkable speech at the Labour possibility of China adapting her going to Saigon and Mrs. San- Conference, was called to order by self to a modern Inbour system born, with her son, are bound the Chairman owing to the politi Mr. Chao Hsin-chu assured the for Colombo... cal character of some of his Conference that after the abol utterances, but exclaimed that his tion of the unequal treaties, China, ut Shợp ph instructions were to make a would hold herself responsible for speech on those lines

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Geneva, June

MrChab Hain-chu advocated the appointment of a correspon- dent of the Labour Office in Chiri not

under the labour conventiona

The speech did not produce a

the Con

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